Leif Holmqvist
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Leif Holmqvist | |||
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Born | Gävle, Sweden |
November 12, 1942 ||
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 |
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National team | Sweden | ||
Playing career | 1958–1982 |
Leif Erik "Honken" Holmqvist (born November 12, 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.
Holmqvist played a season in England for the London Lions and one in the United States for the Indianapolis Racers.
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.
He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1999.
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- Leif Holmqvist's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Leif Holmqvist profile at Eurohockey.com
- Leif Holmqvist's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Leif Holmquist's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- A to Z Encyclopedia of Ice Hockey
Preceded by | Golden Puck 1968 |
Succeeded by Lars-Erik Sjöberg |
Preceded by | Golden Puck 1970 |
Succeeded by Håkan Wickberg |
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