Kenneth James Yackel (March 5, 1930 – July 12, 1991) was an American

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice h ...

player. Yackel played for the American national team at the 1952 Winter Olympics. He briefly played professionally in the

National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...

, appearing in six games with the

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in 1959, the second American-developed player to appear in the NHL during the 1950s. He was briefly the head coach for

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during the 1971–72 season, serving in an interim capacity after

Glen Sonmor Glen Robert Sonmor (April 22, 1929 – December 14, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, scout and coach. He played 28 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers from 1953 to 1955, though most of his career was ...

resigned mid-year. Yackel was inducted into the

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in 1986.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Head coaching record

College

†Yackel replaced Glen Sonmor in December 1971

Awards and honors

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* 1930 births 1991 deaths AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans American men's ice hockey right wingers Boston Bruins players Cleveland Barons (1937–1973) players Ice hockey coaches from Minnesota Ice hockey players at the 1952 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players from Saint Paul, Minnesota Medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics Minneapolis Millers (IHL) players Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey coaches Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey players Muskegon Zephyrs players Olympic ice hockey players of the United States Olympic medalists in ice hockey Providence Reds players Saskatoon Regals/St. Paul Saints players Sportspeople from Saint Paul, Minnesota United States Hockey Hall of Fame inductees {{US-icehockey-winger-stub