Vic Hoffinger

{{Short description|Russian-born Canadian ice hockey player}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image =

| image_size = 230px

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| position = Defence

| played_for = Chicago Black Hawks

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 6

| weight_lb = 2190

| birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1901|01|01}}

| birth_place = Selz, Russian Empire

| death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|1976|03|22|1901|01|01}}

| death_place =

| career_start = 1925

| career_end = 1935

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Valentin Edward "Vic" Hoffinger (January 1, 1901 – March 22, 1976) was a Russian-born Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 28 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1927–28 and 1928–29 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1925 to 1935, was spent in various minor leagues. Hoffinger was born in Selz, Russian Empire, and raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan..{{cite web |url= http://www.blackhawkalumni.com/roster/players/hoffinger.asp |title = Vic Hoffinger's profile |publisher = Blackhawk Alumni.com| accessdate =2010-05-13}} After his playing career he became a coach in Germany, and led the German national team at the 1936 Winter Olympics. He married Bernice Scholl. Hoffinger became a podiatrist after his hockey career.