Ken Yackel
Kenneth James Yackel was an American ice hockey player. Yackel played for the United States men's national [ice hockey team|American national team] at the 1952 Winter Olympics. He briefly played professionally in the National Hockey League, appearing in six games with the Boston Bruins in 1959, the second American-developed player to appear in the NHL during the 1950s. He was briefly the head coach for Minnesota Gophers during the 1971–72 [NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1971–72 season], serving in an interim capacity after Glen Sonmor resigned mid-year. Yackel was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1986.