Henry Åkervall Explained

Henry Åkervall
Played For:Tappara Tampere (Finland)
Warroad Lakers
Port Arthur Bearcats
Marquette Iron Rangers
Michigan Tech Huskies
Ntl Team:CAN
Position:Defence
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:180
Birth Date:24 August 1937
Birth Place:Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada
Death Place:Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada
Career Start:1959
Career End: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 the Lakehead Nor'Westers to an International Collegiate Hockey Association championship in 1967, was recreation director for Thunder Bay.[2] [3] [4]

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-WCHA First Team1959–60
NCAA All-Tournament Second Team1960[5]
All-WCHA Second Team1960–61
All-WCHA First Team1961–62
AHCA West All-American1961–62
NCAA All-Tournament First Team1962[6]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ak/hank-akervall-1.html Hank Akervall Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
  2. https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/sports/injustice-is-finally-corrected/article979983/?ref=https://www.theglobeandmail.com
  3. https://thetyee.ca/Sports/2004/02/18/Glory_Once_Eluded_Them_but_Life_Has_Still_Been_Kind/
  4. http://www.thunderwolveshockey.com/headlines.asp?id=533
  5. News: NCAA Frozen Four Records. NCAA.org. 2013-06-19.
  6. News: NCAA Frozen Four Records. NCAA.org. 2013-06-19.