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.Hank Akervall Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
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. Injustice is finally corrected, TOM HAWTHORN, Globe and Mail, May 2, 2005 Glory Once Eluded Them, but Life Has Still Been Kind, The Tyee LAKEHEAD HOCKEY LEGEND TO RECEIVE WORLD BRONZE MEDAL
Awards and honours Award Year 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
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