Leif Holmqvist
Swedish ice hockey player (born 1942)
Ice hockey player
Leif Holmqvist | |||
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Leif Holmqvist in 1968 | |||
Born | (1942-11-12) 12 November 1942 (age 81) Gävle, Sweden | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
Weight | 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb) | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Caught | Left | ||
Played for | Strömsbro IF AIK London Lions Indianapolis Racers HV71 Hanhals IF | ||
National team | Sweden | ||
Playing career | 1958–1982 |
Leif Erik "Honken" Holmqvist (born 12 November 1942) is a retired Swedish ice hockey goaltender. He is one of only three players to win the Golden Puck award twice, which he did while playing for AIK.[citation needed]
Holmqvist played a season in England for the London Lions and one in the United States for the Indianapolis Racers.[citation needed]
He competed as a member of the Sweden men's national ice hockey team at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics.[1]
Holmqvist was named best goaltender at the 1969 IIHF World Championships.[2] After retiring from hockey, Holmqvist coached in the Norwegian National League.[2]
He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1999.[3][4]
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- A to Z Encyclopedia of Ice Hockey Archived 11 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
Preceded by | Golden Puck 1968 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Golden Puck 1970 | Succeeded by |