Leif Holmqvist
| Leif Holmqvist | |||
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| Born |
November 12, 1942 Gävle, Sweden |
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| 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 |
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| National team |
 Sweden
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| Playing career | 1958–1982 | ||
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.
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.
He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1999.
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