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Sweden Leif Holmqvist

a.k.a. "Leif 'Honken' Holmqvist"
Hanhals BK / Division 1 - 81/82
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Nov 12, 1942
Position
G
Age
80
Height
5'9" / 176 cm
Place of Birth
Gävle, SWE
Weight
172 lbs / 78 kg
Nation
Sweden
Catches
L
Youth Team
Strömsbro IF
Status
Retired
Highlights
3-time World Championship Silver Medal 3
3-time World Championship Bronze Medal 3
2-time SHL Best Player (Guldpucken) 2
1-time World Championship All-Star Team 1
1-time World Championship Best Goaltender 1
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Player Statistics
S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
1958-59 Strömsbro IF Division 1 - - - - - - - - - |
1959-60 Strömsbro IF Division 1 - - - - - - - - - |
1960-61 Strömsbro IF Division 1 - - - - - - - - - |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 2 - - - - - - - - |
1961-62 Strömsbro IF Division 1 - - - - - - - - - |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr - - - - - - - - - |
1962-63 Strömsbro IF Division 2 - - - - - - - - - |
Sweden (all) International - - - - - - - - - |
1963-64 Strömsbro IF Division 1 21 - 4.38 - - - - - - |
1964-65 AIK Division 1 27 - 3.93 .848 - - - - - |
Sweden WC 2 - 0.00 - - - 1 - - |
Sweden (all) International - - - - - - - - - |
1965-66 AIK Division 1 21 - 3.00 - - - - - - |
Sweden WC 6 - 2.00 - - - - - - |
Sweden (all) International - - - - - - - - - |
1966-67 AIK Division 1 21 - 2.43 - - - - - - |
Sweden WC 4 - 3.75 .865 - - - - - |
1967-68 AIK Division 1 28 - 2.21 - - - - - - |
Sweden OG 6 - - .882 - - - - - |
Sweden (all) International - - - - - - - - - |
1968-69 AIK Division 1 28 - 2.46 - - - - - - |
Sweden WC 8 - 2.15 - - - - - - |
Sweden (all) International - - - - - - - - - |
1969-70 AIK Division 1 28 - 3.00 - - - - - - |
Sweden WC 8 - 1.75 - - - - - - |
1970-71 AIK Division 1 28 - 2.96 - - - - - - |
Sweden WC 0 - - - - - - - - |
Sweden (all) International 8 - - - - - - - - |
1971-72 AIK Division 1 28 - 3.25 - - - - - - |
Sweden OG 3 - - .921 - - - - - |
Sweden WC 7 - 2.86 - - - - - - |
1972-73 AIK Division 1 24 - 4.00 - - - - - - |
1973-74 London Lions International 49 - 3.03 - - - - - - |
1974-75 AIK Division 1 28 - 3.88 - - - - - - |
Sweden WC 7 - 3.47 .894 - - - - - |
1975-76 Indianapolis Racers WHA 19 - 3.00 .897 - - - - - |
1976-77 HV71 Division 1 - 17 - - - - - - - |
1977-78 HV71 Division 1 - 27 - - - - - - - |
1981-82 Hanhals BK Division 1 4 - - - - - - - - |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
1978-79 Tranås AIF Division 2 Head Coach
1979-80 Tranås AIF Division 2 Head Coach
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
Division 1 18 286 44 - .848 - - - - - | 0
Division 2 1 - - - - - - - - - | 0
International 7 57 - 3.03 - - - - - - | 0
International-Jr 2 2 - - - - - - - - | 0
OG 2 9 - - - - - - - - | 0
WC 8 42 - - - - - 1 - - | 0
WHA 1 19 - 3.00 .897 - - - - - | 0
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Player Period Teams
Lennart Selinder (F) 1961-1973 10 AIK, Sweden U20 (all)
Bert-Ola Nordlander (D) 1962-1973 10 AIK, Sweden, Sweden, Sweden (all)
Tord Lundström (F) 1964-1975 9 London Lions, Sweden, Sweden, Sweden (all)
Håkan Wickberg (F) 1960-1972 8 Sweden, Sweden, Sweden (all), Sweden U20 (all)
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05/21/2017 Old School Hockey - Leif Holmqvist Hockeysverige.se
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Player Biography and Trivia

Number 1 retired by AIK

Cult/Star player for AIK

Cult/Star player for Strömsbro IF

Cult/Star player for Sweden

"Honken" kom att bli vår kanske folkkäraste hjälte i Tre Kronor genom alla tider. Hade sina allra största framgångar kring VM-turneringarna -69 och -70. Det var under VM -69 som "Honken" myntade uttrycket "stolparna är mina bästa vänner". VM-debuterade 1965 i Tammerfors med att nollan i de fyra perioder som han spelade.
Smeknamnet "Honken" kom för övrigt från hans pappa Erik som "hankade" (vilket blev "honkade") sig fram som vänsterytter i Brynäs fotbollslag.

Värvades från Strömsbro IF till AIK av Helge Bemer när deras målvakt Ove Andersson flyttade till IFK Umeå 1964. Senare även proffsutflykt till London Lions i England och efter några år i AIK även vidare till proffsspel i Indianapolis Racers (WHA) där han kom att bli lagkamrat med storspelare som Dave Keon och Pat Stapleton (sonen Mike Stapleton spelade för Leksand 2002/03).
Efter spel i HV 71 i två säsonger och tränaruppdrag i både Tranås och Stavanger så lurade gamle vännen från Tre Kronor, "Nicke" Johansson honom till Hanhals BK där tyvärr en skada stoppade honom från vidare spel efter redan ett några matcher.

Bor i Huskvarna.

(Av Ronnie Johansson)

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