Ken Yackel

Ken Yackel
Ken Yackel
Born	March 5, 1930; Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	July 12, 1991 (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
Men's ice hockey
Representing United States
Olympic Games
	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)

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]

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
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

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

External links

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[1] "KEN YACKEL". ushockeyhalloffame.com. Retrieved July 6, 2018.

[ncaa-2] "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.

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v t e Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey
Playing venues	St. Paul Hippodrome (1923–1934) St. Paul Auditorium (1932–1950) (occasionally) Minneapolis Arena (1925–1950) (primary arena) Williams Arena (1950–93) 3M Arena at Mariucci (1993–present)
Head coaches	I. D. MacDonald (1921–23) Emil Iverson (1923–30) 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 (1999–2018) Bob Motzko (2018–present)
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 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	WCHA (1951–1958, 1959–2013) Big Ten (1958–1981, 2013–present)
Rivalries and trophy games	Minnesota Duluth North Dakota St. Cloud State Wisconsin Mariucci-Bessone Trophy with Michigan State Mariucci-Renfrew Trophy with Michigan
Culture & lore	Mariucci Classic North Star College Cup
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders John Mayasich (298 Points) John Mayasich (144 Goals) Kellen Briggs (84 Wins)
National championships	1974 1976 1979 2002 2003
Runner-Up Finishes	1953 1954 1971 1975 1981 1989 2014
Frozen Four appearances	1953 1954 1961 1971 1974 1975 1976 1979 1981 1983 1986 1987 1988 1989 1994 1995 2002 2003 2005 2012 2014 2022 2023
NCAA Tournament appearances	1953 1954 1961 1971 1974 1975 1976 1979 1980 1981 1983 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2012 2013 2014 2015 2017 2021 2022 2023 2024
Conference Tournament titles	WCHA 1961 1971 1974 1975 1976 1979 1980 1981 1993 1994 1996 2003 2004 2007
Notable players	Aaron Broten Neal Broten Kellen Briggs Mike Crowley Tim Harrer Jordan Leopold John Mayasich Pat Micheletti Todd Richards Robb Stauber
Hobey Baker Award winners	Neal Broten (1981) Robb Stauber (1988) Brian Bonin (1996) Jordan Leopold (2002)
University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN