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

Leif Erik "Honken" Holmqvist (born 12 November 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.

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