Henry Akervall
Canadian ice hockey defenceman
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| Intro | Canadian ice hockey defenceman | ||
| Places | Canada | ||
| was | Athlete Ice hockey player | ||
| Work field | Sports | ||
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| Birth | 24 August 1937, Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Death | 18 February 2000 (aged 62 years) | ||
| Star sign | Virgo | ||
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Biography
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.
After his hockey career he "coached Lakehead University to a hockey championship in 1967, was recreation director for Thunder Bay."
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
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| All-WCHA First Team | 1959–60 | |
| NCAA All-Tournament Second Team | 1960 | |
| All-WCHA Second Team | 1960–61 | |
| All-WCHA First Team | 1961–62 | |
| AHCA West All-American | 1961–62 | |
| NCAA All-Tournament First Team | 1962 |