Henry Åkervall

Henry "Hank" Åkervall (August 24, 1937 – February 18, 2000) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman and Olympian.

Henry Åkervall
Born	(1937-08-24)August 24, 1937 Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada
Died	February 18, 2000(2000-02-18) (aged 62) Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Defence
Played for	Tappara Tampere (Finland) Warroad Lakers Port Arthur Bearcats Marquette Iron Rangers Michigan Tech Huskies
National team	Canada
Playing career	1959–1970

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

Award	Year
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	[5]