Leif Solheim
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Leif Solheim is a Norwegian ice hockey
player. He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team, and participated at the Winter Olympics in 1952. He was awarded Gullpucken
as best Norwegian ice hockey player in 1959. He is a brother of Olympian ice hockey player Øivind Solheim
.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player. He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team, and participated at the Winter Olympics in 1952. He was awarded Gullpucken
Gullpucken
Gullpucken is awarded by the Norwegian Ice Hockey Federation to the best Norwegian ice hockey player each year. The award is subject to consideration which means it is not neccessarliy awarded every year. Its inception year was 1959, when Leif Solberg of Furuset became its first recipient...
as best Norwegian ice hockey player in 1959. He is a brother of Olympian ice hockey player Øivind Solheim
Øivind Solheim
Øivind Solheim is a Norwegian ice hockey player. He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team, and participated at the Winter Olympics in 1952. He is a brother of Olympian ice hockey player Leif Solheim.-References:...
.