Henry Åkervall
Henry "Hank" Åkervall (August 24, 1937 – February 18, 2000) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman and Olympian.
| Henry Åkervall | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 24, 1937 Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
February 18, 2000 (aged 62) Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Played for |
Tappara Tampere (Finland) Warroad Lakers Port Arthur Bearcats Marquette Iron Rangers Michigan Tech Huskies | ||
| National team |
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| Playing career | 1959–1970 | ||
Åkervall won a national title in 1962 with Michigan Tech. After graduating he played with Team Canada at the 1964 Winter Olympics held in Innsbruck, Austria.[1]
After his hockey career he "coached Lakehead University to a hockey championship in 1967, was recreation director for Thunder Bay."[2][3][4]
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-WCHA First Team | 1959–60 | |
| NCAA All-Tournament Second Team | 1960 | [5] |
| All-WCHA Second Team | 1960–61 | |
| All-WCHA First Team | 1961–62 | |
| AHCA West All-American | 1961–62 | |
| NCAA All-Tournament First Team | 1962 | [5] |
References
- Hank Akervall Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com Archived September 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- Injustice is finally corrected, TOM HAWTHORN, Globe and Mail, May 2, 2005
- Glory Once Eluded Them, but Life Has Still Been Kind, The Tyee
- LAKEHEAD HOCKEY LEGEND TO RECEIVE WORLD BRONZE MEDAL
- "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
External links
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