- Johan Garpenlöv
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
played_for = Djurgårdens IFDetroit Red Wings San Jose Sharks Florida Panthers Atlanta Thrashers
position = Left Wing
height_ft = 5
height_in = 11
weight_lb = 185
nationality = SWE
birth_date = Birth date and age|1968|3|21|mf=y
birth_place =Stockholm , SWE
draft = 85th overall
draft_year = 1986
draft_team =Detroit Red Wings
career_start = 1988
career_end = 2001Johan Garpenlöv (born
March 21 ,1968 inStockholm ,Sweden ) is a formerNational Hockey League left wing. He also starred for several years in his nativeSweden . He was drafted in the fifth round, 85th overall, by theDetroit Red Wings in the1986 NHL Entry Draft .The
Stockholm native began with theNacka HK squad in the second division and represented Sweden at theEuropean Junior Championships in 1985 and 1986. He joined the prestigious Djurgårdens IF club ofElitserien in 1986–87 and helped them win consecutive championships in 1989 and 1990. Garpenlöv also played on the Swedish squad which won the bronze medal at the 1987World Junior Championships , and he competed at the 1988 tournament as well.A few months after aiding Sweden's silver medal performance at the 1990
World Championships , Garpenlöv made his NHL debut with the Red Wings. He scored 39 points as a rookie in the 1990–91 season, including a four-goal game against the St. Louis Blues onNovember 23 ,1990 . After the season, he notched four goals at the 1991Ice Hockey World Championships to help his country win 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. In 1993–94, he and his linemates,Sergei Makarov andIgor Larionov , helped the club come within a game of reaching the Western Conference Finals.In March 1995, Garpenlöv was traded to the
Florida Panthers for future considerations. In 1995–96, he scored a personal-high 23 goals and was a part of the third year club's remarkable drive to theStanley Cup final. Garpenlöv battled injuries over the next three seasons. Then, in the1999 NHL Expansion Draft , he was claimed by the expansionAtlanta Thrashers and was a member of the club for its inaugural season in 1999–2000.Prior to the 2000–01 campaign, Garpenlöv brought his NHL tenure to an end and returned to Sweden to play for Djurgården.
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