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1986 NHL Draft

Johan Garpenlöv in the 1986 NHL Draft

Detroit Red Wings selected Johan Garpenlöv 85th overall in the 1986 NHL Draft, with the 1st pick of round 5.

He was the second of the 9 Swedes selected that year. It was the fifth of the 12 picks Detroit Red Wings made in the draft. Of the 252 players selected in 1986, 109 have played in the NHL regular season. His 609 games put him 19th in the class.

Overall pick
85
Round and pick
Round 5, pick 1
Drafting team
DETDetroit Red Wings
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 82–88 in the 1986 draft

  1. 82Erin GinnellCWSH
  2. 83Mark BarDPHI
  3. 84Dan CurrieL22 GP · 3 PEDM
  4. 85Johan GarpenlövL609 GP · 311 PDET
  5. 86Dave GudenLLAK
  6. 87Michael WolakCSTL
  7. 88Sandy SmithRPIT

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1986 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1986 class

2nd
of 9 Swedes selected
51st
of 145 forwards selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First Swedes selected

  1. 66Anders CarlssonC104 GP · 33 PNJD
  2. 85Johan GarpenlövL609 GP · 311 PDET
  3. 123Morgan SamuelssonLQUE
  4. 124Stefan NilssonCWSH
  5. 127Pär DjoosD82 GP · 33 PDET
  6. 223Steffan MalmquistLBOS
  7. 226Anders LindstromCCGY
  8. 232Peter EkrothDDET
  9. 239Arto BlomstenD25 GP · 4 PWIN
Every Swede in the 1986 draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Johan Garpenlöv made his NHL debut on October 4, 1990, 4 years and 105 days after the draft.

609
Games
114
Goals
197
Assists
311
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Detroit Red Wings picks in the 1986 draft

  1. 1Joe MurphyR779 GP · 528 PDET
  2. 22Adam GravesL1152 GP · 616 PDET
  3. 43Derek MayerD17 GP · 4 PDET
  4. 64Tim CheveldaeG340 GP · 149 WDET
  5. 85Johan GarpenlövL609 GP · 311 PDET
  6. 106Jay StarkDDET
  7. 127Pär DjoosD82 GP · 33 PDET
  8. 148Dean MortonD1 GP · 1 PDET
  9. 169Marc PotvinR121 GP · 8 PDET
  10. 190Scott KingG2 GP · 0 WDET
  11. 211Tom BissettL5 GP · 0 PDET
  12. 232Peter EkrothDDET