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Leif Holmqvist
Position Goalie
Catches Left
Height
Weight
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
171 lb (78 kg)
Teams Strömsbro IF
AIK
London Lions
Indianapolis Racers
HV71
Nationality Flag of Sweden Swedish
Born (1942-11-22)November 22, 1942,
Gävle, SWE
Pro Career 1963 – 1978


Medal record
Bronze 1975 Team
Bronze 1972 Team
Silver 1969 Team
Silver 1967 Team
Bronze 1965 Team
Silver 1963 Team

Leif "Honken" Holmqvist (born November 22, 1942 in Gävle, Sweden) is a retired Swedish ice hockey goaltender. He is one of only three players to win the Golden Puck as Swedish Player of the Year twice, which he did playing for AIK.

Holmqvist was named best goaltender at the 1969 IIHF World Championships. He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1999.

Holmqvist played a season in England for the London Lions and one in the World Hockey Association for the Indianapolis Racers.

He played for Sweden in the following:

Source[]

A to Z Encyclopedia of Ice Hockey

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Preceded by
Lars-Erik Sjöberg
Golden Puck
1970
Succeeded by
Håkan Wickberg
Preceded by
Bert-Ola Nordlander
Golden Puck
1968
Succeeded by
Lars-Erik Sjöberg
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