Leif Holmqvist Explained

Position:Goaltender
Catches:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:9
Weight Lb:172
Played For:Strömsbro IF
AIK
London Lions
Indianapolis Racers
HV71
Hanhals IF
Ntl Team:SWE
Birth Date:12 November 1942
Birth Place:Gävle, Sweden
Career Start:1958
Career End: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.

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.[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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Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204346/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/leif-holmqvist-1.html Leif Holmqvist at Sports Reference
  2. Web site: Leif Holmqvist . legendsofhockey.com . 27 February 2019.
  3. Web site: IIHF Hall of Fame . IIHF.com . 27 February 2019.
  4. News: Sura-legender i Hall of Fame. 3 December 2003. Sveriges Radio. sv. Stockholm, Sweden. 30 June 2023.