Johan Garpenlöv

Johan Garpenlöv
Born	(1968-03-21) 21 March 1968 Stockholm, SWE
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Djurgårdens IF Detroit Red Wings San Jose Sharks Florida Panthers Atlanta Thrashers
National team	Sweden
NHL draft	85th overall, 1986 Detroit Red Wings
Playing career	1988–2001

Johan Kjell Garpenlöv (born 21 March 1968) is a Swedish former ice hockey left winger. He also starred for several years in his native Sweden. He was drafted in the fifth round, 85th overall, by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft.

Born in Stockholm, Garpenlöv played with Nacka HK in the second division early in his career. He next played with Djurgårdens IF club of Elitserien. He played on the Sweden men's national junior ice hockey team, competing at the European Junior Championships in 1985 and 1986, and at the IIHF World U20 Championships in 1987 and 1988, winning the bronze medal at the 1987 tournament. He also competed at the 1990 World Championships, where Sweden won a silver medal.

Garpenlöv next joined the NHL, debuting with the Detroit Red Wings in the 1990–91 season. He scored 39 points as a rookie, including a four-goal game against the St. Louis Blues on 23 November 1990. After the NHL season, he scored four goals at the 1991 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, where Sweden won the gold medal.

During the 1991–92 season, Garpenlöv was traded to the San Jose Sharks. Following the season, Garpenlöv was a member of Sweden's World Championship team for the second consecutive year. Garpenlöv scored 22 goals for the Sharks in the 1992–93 season. He played on a line with Sergei Makarov and Igor Larionov in the 1993–94 NHL season.

In March 1995, Garpenlöv was traded to the Florida Panthers for future considerations. He scored a personal best 23 goals in the 1995–96 season, but was injured over much of the next three seasons. In the 1999 NHL Expansion Draft, he was claimed by the Atlanta Thrashers and was a member of the club for its inaugural season in 1999–2000.

Garpenlöv left the NHL prior to the start of the 2000–01 season and returned to Sweden to play for Djurgården. He is currently a general manager of the Sweden men's national ice hockey team since the 2010–2011 season.

From the 2019–2020 season, he replaces Rikard Grönborg as head coach for the Sweden national team.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1984–85	Nacka HK	Division 1		4	1	2	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Nacka HK	Division 1		20	8	12	20	22		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Djurgårdens IF	SHL		29	5	8	13	22		2	0	0	0	0
1987–88	Djurgårdens IF	SHL		30	7	10	17	12		3	1	3	4	4
1988–89	Djurgårdens IF	SHL		36	12	19	31	20		8	3	4	7	10
1989–90	Djurgårdens IF	SHL		39	20	13	33	35		8	2	4	6	4
1990–91	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		71	18	22	40	18		6	0	1	1	4
1991–92	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		16	1	1	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL		9	3	3	6	6		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	San Jose Sharks	NHL		12	5	6	11	4		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	San Jose Sharks	NHL		79	22	44	66	58		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	San Jose Sharks	NHL		80	18	35	53	28		14	4	6	10	6
1994–95	San Jose Sharks	NHL		13	1	1	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Florida Panthers	NHL		27	3	9	12	0		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Florida Panthers	NHL		82	23	28	51	36		20	4	2	6	8
1996–97	Florida Panthers	NHL		53	11	25	36	47		4	2	0	2	4
1997–98	Florida Panthers	NHL		39	2	3	5	8		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Florida Panthers	NHL		64	8	9	17	42		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		73	2	14	16	31		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Djurgårdens IF	SHL		29	8	7	15	80		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				609	114	197	311	278		44	10	9	19	22

External links

• Johan Garpenlöv career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database