William Löfqvist

William Löfqvist
Born	(1947-04-12) 12 April 1947 (age 77) Gävle, Sweden
Died	23 October 2016(2016-10-23) (aged 69) Gävle, Sweden
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	167 lb (76 kg; 11 st 13 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	Strömsbro IF Brynäs IF
National team	Sweden
Playing career	1967–1983
Medal record Representing  Sweden Men's ice hockey Olympic Games 1980 Lake Placid Team World Championships 1973 Poland 1973 Soviet Union 1971 Switzerland

Sven William "Wille" Löfqvist (12 April 1947 – 23 October 2016) was a Swedish ice hockey goaltender who played for the Swedish national team. He was part of the Swedish team earning a bronze medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, United States.^[1] He later became a professional golfer and played on the Swedish Golf Tour.^[2]

Löfqvist was part of the Brynäs IF team, as their first goal tender, winning the Swedish national ice hockey champiopnship six times in eleven years 1970, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1980.

He played 105 matches in the Swedish national team, 37 of them in World- or Olympic Championships or the World Cup.

• 1972 The Golden Puck as Swedish Ice Hockey Player of the Year
• Elit Sign No. 90 by Swedish Ice Hockey Federation

Löfqvist died on 23 October 2016 at the age of 69, from breast cancer, and attempted to raise awareness that men can also be affected.^[3]

• William Löfqvist at the Golfdata official site (in Swedish)