Vic Lindquist Explained

Birth Date:March 22, 1908
Birth Place:Gold Rock, Ontario
Death Place:St. Vital, Winnipeg

Victor Carl Lindquist (March 22, 1908 – November 30, 1983) was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics. Lindquist was born in Gold Rock, Ontario.[1]

Lindquist led the Winnipeg Hockey Club, the Canadian team which won the gold medal at the 1932 Winter Olympics. He played five matches and scored three goals.

He was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1997.[2] He has been inducted into the North Western Ontario Sports Hall of Fame. He coached Sweden at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]

Lindquist was nominated by Canadian Amateur Hockey Association president Jack Roxburgh to represent Canada as a referee at the 1962 Ice Hockey World Championships.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: C. Victor Lindquist . Olympics.com . June 25, 2024.
  2. News: Six Canadians go to International Hockey Hall. May 12, 1997. The StarPhoenix. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. 23. July 4, 2023.
  3. News: Colorado Job For Lindquist. January 16, 1962. Winnipeg Tribune. Winnipeg, Manitoba. 31.
  4. Web site: Vic Lindquist . Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame - Honoured members database . Sport Manitoba . 9 November 2021.