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.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs 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

†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 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