Leif Holmqvist

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.

Leif Holmqvist
Leif Holmqvist in 1968
Born (1942-11-12) 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 19581982

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]

References

  1. Leif Holmqvist at Sports Reference
  2. "Leif Holmqvist". legendsofhockey.com. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  3. "IIHF Hall of Fame". IIHF.com. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  4. "Sura-legender i Hall of Fame". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Stockholm, Sweden. December 3, 2003. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
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