Johan Kjell Garpenlöv (born 21 March 1968) is a Swedish former

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and ice hockey coach. He also starred for several years in his native

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

. He was drafted in the fifth round, 85th overall, by the

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in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft.

Career

Born in

Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...

, Garpenlöv played with

Nacka HK Nacka HK, officially Nacka Hockeyklubb (), is a Swedish ice hockey club based in the Stockholm suburb of Nacka. , Nacka plays in group D of Division 1, the third tier of ice hockey in Sweden. The club traces its roots to Nacka SK, a sports clu ...

in the second division early in his career. He next played with

Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm. Djurgårdens IF is an s ...

club of Elitserien. He played on the

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, competing at the European Junior Championships in 1985 and 1986, and at the

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s 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

in the 1990–91 season. He scored 40 points as a rookie, including a four-goal game against the

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on 23 November 1990. After the NHL season, he scored four goals at the

1991 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships The 1991 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 55th such event sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), and at the same time served as the 66th and last Ice Hockey European Championships. Teams representing 25 countrie ...

, where Sweden won the gold medal. During the 1991–92 season, Garpenlöv was traded to the

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. 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

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in the

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. In March 1995, Garpenlöv was traded to the

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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 The 1999 NHL expansion draft was an expansion draft held by the National Hockey League (NHL) to fill the roster of the league's expansion team for the 1999–2000 season, the Atlanta Thrashers. The draft took place on June 25, 1999, in Boston, M ...

, he was claimed by the

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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

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since the 2010–2011 season. From the 2019–2020 season, he replaces

Rikard Grönborg Rikard Grönborg (born 8 June 1968) is a Swedish professional ice hockey coach and former defenceman. Grönborg is currently the head coach of Tappara in Finnish Liiga. 2019–2022 he served as head coach of ZSC Lions of the National League. In ...

as head coach for the Sweden national team. On 28 October 2021, he announced he would leave that position following the 2021–2022 season. In November 2022, Garpenlöv became head coach of

, replacing Joakim Fagervall.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Garpenlov, Johan 1968 births Living people Adirondack Red Wings players Atlanta Thrashers players Dallas Stars scouts Detroit Red Wings draft picks Detroit Red Wings players Djurgårdens IF (men's hockey) players Florida Panthers players San Jose Sharks players Ice hockey people from Stockholm Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Swedish ice hockey left wingers Nacka HK players Sweden men's national ice hockey team coaches Swedish ice hockey coaches Ice hockey coaches at the 2022 Winter Olympics Djurgårdens IF (men's hockey) coaches HockeyAllsvenskan coaches