Ken Yackel

Kenneth James Yackel (March 5, 1930 – July 12, 1991) was an American ice hockey player. Yackel played for the American national team at the 1952 Winter Olympics. He briefly played professionally in the National Hockey League, appearing in six games with the Boston Bruins in 1959, the second American-developed player to appear in the NHL during the 1950s. He was briefly the head coach for Minnesota Gophers during the 1971–72 season, serving in an interim capacity after Glen Sonmor resigned mid-year. Yackel was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1986.^[1]

Ken Yackel
Born	(1930-03-05)March 5, 1930 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	July 12, 1991(1991-07-12) (aged 61)
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Boston Bruins
Playing career	1950–1964
Medal record Men's ice hockey Representing  United States Olympic Games 1952 Oslo Team competition
Coaching career
Biographical details
Alma mater	University of Minnesota
Playing career
1952–1956	Minnesota
Position(s)	Right Wing
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1960–1963	Minneapolis Millers
1971–1972	Minnesota
Head coaching record
Overall	7–17–0 (.292)

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1948–49	St. Paul Parkland High School	HS-MN		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1950–51	St. Paul Koppys	AAHL		24	15	14	29	55		—	—	—	—	—
1951–52	University of Minnesota	MCHL		10	10	10	20	20		—	—	—	—	—
1951–52	United States National Team	Intl		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1952–53	University of Minnesota	MCHL		27	10	16	26	40		—	—	—	—	—
1953–54	University of Minnesota	WIHL		27	11	17	28	62		—	—	—	—	—
1954–55	University of Minnesota	WIHL		28	18	18	36	51		—	—	—	—	—
1955–56	University of Minnesota	WIHL		30	31	27	58	102		—	—	—	—	—
1955–56	Cleveland Barons	AHL		3	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1956–57	St. Paul Peters	CHL		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1956–57	Minneapolis Bungalows	USCHL		—	15	10	25	—		—	—	—	—	—
1957–58	Saskatoon Regals/Saint Paul Saints	WHL		21	12	8	20	30		—	—	—	—	—
1958–59	Providence Reds	AHL		66	16	33	49	83		—	—	—	—	—
1958–59	Boston Bruins	NHL		6	0	0	0	2		2	0	0	0	2
1959–60	Providence Reds	AHL		57	14	21	35	58		5	2	1	3	16
1960–61	Minneapolis Millers	IHL		72	40	74	114	102		8	5	2	7	8
1961–62	Minneapolis Millers	IHL		66	50	48	98	103		5	1	3	4	13
1962–63	Minneapolis Millers	IHL		70	40	60	100	70		21	7	11	18	12
1963–64	Muskegon Zephyrs	IHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
IHL totals				209	130	182	312	275		34	13	16	29	33
NHL totals				6	0	0	0	2		2	0	0	0	2

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1952	United States	OLY		5	1	3	4	4
Senior totals				8	6	3	9	13

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Minnesota Golden Gophers (WCHA / Big Ten) (1971–1972)
1971–72	Minnesota	7–17–0†	6–14–0 / 3–5–0†	10th / 4th
Minnesota:		7–17–0	6–14–0 / 3–5–0
Total:		7–17–0
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

†Yackel replaced Glen Sonmor in December 1971

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-WIHL First Team	1953–54
AHCA First Team All-American	1953–54
All-NCAA All-Tournament First Team	1954	^[2]
All-WIHL First Team	1954–55
AHCA First Team All-American	1954–55
All-WIHL First Team	1955–56
AHCA Second Team All-American	1955–56

References

1. "KEN YACKEL". ushockeyhalloffame.com. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
2. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database