Leif Holmqvist

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Leif "Honken" Holmqvist (born 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.

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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