Leif Holmqvist
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Leif Holmqvist in 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
12 November 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 | 1958–1982 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leif Erik "Honken" Holmqvist (born 12 November 1942) is a retired Swedish ice hockey goaltender. He is one of only four 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.
Holmqvist was named best goaltender at the 1969 IIHF World Championships. After retiring from hockey, Holmqvist coached in the Norwegian National League.
He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1999.