Ken Yackel

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Kenneth James Yackel (b. March 5, 1932 in St. Paul, Minnesota - d. July 12, 1991) was an American ice hockey player. Yackel was a member of the American 1952 Winter Olympics team. He briefly played professionally in the National Hockey League, appearing in six games with the Boston Bruins in 1959, becoming only the second American-developed player to appear in the NHL during the 1950s. Yackel was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1986.

Awards and honours

Award	Year
All-WIHL First Team	1953–54
All-WIHL First Team	1954–55
All-WIHL First Team	1955–56

External links

Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey

Venues

Williams Arena (1950–93)
Mariucci Arena (1993–present)

Conferences

WCHA (1951-2013)
Big Ten (2013-present)

Rivalries and trophy games

North Dakota
Wisconsin
Minnesota-Duluth
St. Cloud State
Mariucci-Bessone Trophy with Michigan State
Mariucci-Renfrew Coaches Trophy with Michigan

Annual tournaments

Mariucci Classic
North Star College Cup
Minnesota Tournament
Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

Coaches

I. D. MacDonald (1921–22)
Emil Iverson (1922–30)
Frank Pond (1930–35)
Larry Armstrong (1935–47)
Doc Romnes (1947–52)
John Mariucci (1952–55, 1956–66)
Marsh Ryman (1955–56)
Glen Sonmor (1966–71)
Ken Yackel (1971–72)
Herb Brooks (1972–79)
Brad Buetow (1979–85)
Doug Woog (1985–99)
Mike Guentzel (1996)
Don Lucia (1999–present)

Notable players

Hobey Baker Award winners

Neal Broten (1981)
Robb Stauber (1988)
Brian Bonin (1996)
Jordan Leopold (2002)

Conference Championships

14 WCHA Regular Season Championships (13 MacNaughton Cups, 10 won outright and 3 shared)
14 WCHA Tournament Championships (7 Broadmoor Trophies)

NCAA Championships

Runner-Up Finishes

Third-Place Finishes

Seasons

1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14

Bold Italics denotes National Championship season

Persondata
Name	Yackel, Ken
Alternative names
Short description	American ice hockey player
Date of birth	March 5, 1932
Place of birth
Date of death	July 12, 1991
Place of death

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