Leif Holmqvist

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Leif Holmqvist


Born	(1942-11-12) 12 November 1942 Gävle, SWE
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	171 lb (78 kg; 12 st 3 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	Strömsbro IF AIK London Lions Indianapolis Racers HV71 Hanhals IF
National team	Sweden
Playing career	1963–1978

Leif Erik "Honken" Holmqvist (born 12 November 1942 in Gävle, Sweden) 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 was named best goaltender at the 1969 IIHF World Championships. He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1999.

Holmqvist played a season in England for the London Lions and one in the United States for the Indianapolis Racers.

Source

'Honken' A to Z Encyclopedia of Ice Hockey

External links

Leif Holmqvist – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net

Preceded by Bert-Ola Nordlander	Golden Puck 1968	Succeeded by Lars-Erik Sjöberg
Preceded by Lars-Erik Sjöberg	Golden Puck 1970	Succeeded by Håkan Wickberg

Persondata
Name	Holmqvist, Leif
Alternative names
Short description	Swedish ice hockey player
Date of birth	12 November 1942
Place of birth	Gävle, SWE
Date of death
Place of death

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