Vic Lundquist

Victor "Vic" Carl Lindquist (March 22, 1908 – November 30, 1983) was an ice hockey player.

He was born in Gold Rock, Ontario.

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.

He was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1997.He is also a member of the North Western Ontario sports hall of fame. He coached the Swedish national team at the 1936 Olympics and was a referee of international fame.

Awards & Achievements

*Allan Cup Championship (1931)
*Olympic Gold Metalist (1931)
*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
*“Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame

External links

* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LINDQVIC01 Victor Lindquist's biography] at [http://www.databaseolympics.com/index.htm databaseOlympics.com]
* [http://www.halloffame.mb.ca/honoured/2004/vLindquist.htm Vic Lundquist’s biography] at [http://www.halloffame.mb.ca/ Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum]
* [http://www.mbhockeyhalloffame.ca/honoured/players.html?category=9&id=133 Vic Lindquist's biography] at [http://www.mbhockeyhalloffame.ca/index.html Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame]