Leif Holmqvist

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.^{[citation needed]}

Leif Holmqvist
Leif Holmqvist in 1968
Born	(1942-11-12) 12 November 1942 (age 82) 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
Medal record Men's ice hockey Representing  Sweden World Championships 1965 Tampere 1967 Vienna 1969 Stockholm 1970 Stockholm 1971 Bern 1972 Prague

Holmqvist played a season in England for the London Lions and one in the United States for the Indianapolis Racers.^{[citation needed]}

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]