Leif Holmqvist
| Leif Holmqvist | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
November 12, 1942 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 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 career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Leif Holmquist career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- A to Z Encyclopedia of Ice Hockey
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