Vic Lindquist
Canadian ice hockey player
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Victor Carl Lindquist (March 22, 1908 – November 30, 1983) was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics. Lindquist was born in Gold Rock, Ontario.[1]
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| Born | March 22, 1908 Gold Rock, Ontario | |||||||||||
| Died | November 30, 1983 (aged 75) | |||||||||||
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Lindquist led the Winnipeg Hockey Club, the Canadian team which won the gold medal at the 1932 Winter Olympics. He played five matches and scored three goals.[citation needed]
He was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1997.[2] He has been inducted into the North Western Ontario Sports Hall of Fame. He coached Sweden at the 1936 Winter Olympics.[1]
Lindquist was nominated by Canadian Amateur Hockey Association president Jack Roxburgh to represent Canada as a referee at the 1962 Ice Hockey World Championships.[3]
Awards and achievements
- Allan Cup Championship (1931)
- Olympic Gold Medalist (1932)
- World Championship Gold Medalist (1935)
- Inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1997
- Inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 2004[4]
- Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
