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 | ![]() |
Born | Gävle, SWE | November 22, 1942,
Pro Career | 1963 – 1978 |
Medal record | ||
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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:
- 1965 World Championship
- 1967 World Championship
- 1969 World Championship
- 1972 World Championship
- 1975 World Championship
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 |