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]
Award | Year | |
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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 | [6] |