| Henry Åkervall | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 24, 1937, Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | February 18, 2000 (aged 62), Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Pro clubs | Tappara Tampere (Finland) Warroad Lakers Port Arthur Bearcats Marquette Iron Rangers Michigan Tech Huskies |
| Ntl. team |  Canada
|
| Playing career | 1959–1970 |
Henry "Hank" Åkervall (August 24, 1937 – February 18, 2000) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman and Olympian.
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
- ↑ [1] Injustice is finally corrected, TOM HAWTHORN, Globe and Mail, May 2, 2005
- ↑ [2] Glory Once Eluded Them, but Life Has Still Been Kind, The Tyee
- ↑ [3] LAKEHEAD HOCKEY LEGEND TO RECEIVE WORLD BRONZE MEDAL
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "NCAA Frozen Four Records", NCAA.org. Retrieved on 2013-06-19.
External links[]
- Henry Åkervall's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
- Henry Åkervall's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
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