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Johan Garpenlöv

Johan Garpenlöv, Swedish ice hockey player

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Born
March 21, 1968
Age in 2026
58
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1968

About Johan Garpenlöv

Johan Kjell Garpenlöv is a Swedish former ice hockey left winger and ice hockey coach. 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. Garpenlöv scored 22 goals for the Sharks in the 1992–93 season. He also competed at the 1990 World Championships, where Sweden won a silver medal. After the NHL season, he scored four goals at the 1991 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, where Sweden won the gold medal. In November 2022, Garpenlöv became head coach of Djurgårdens IF, replacing Joakim Fagervall.

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Johan Garpenlöv timeline

  1. He also competed at the 1990 World Championships, where Sweden won a silver medal.
  2. After the NHL season, he scored four goals at the 1991 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, where Sweden won the gold medal.
  3. Garpenlöv scored 22 goals for the Sharks in the 1992–93 season.
  4. In November 2022, Garpenlöv became head coach of Djurgårdens IF, replacing Joakim Fagervall.

The world when Johan Garpenlöv was born

Johan Garpenlöv was born in 1968. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1968

  • #1 song"Hey Jude" – The Beatles
  • Top movie2001: A Space Odyssey
  • Top TV showRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  • Best-selling bookAirport – Arthur Hailey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBob Beamon shatters long jump record at Mexico City Olympics
  • Top headlineMLK and RFK assassinated
  • Technology milestoneDouglas Engelbart demonstrates the computer mouse
  • Defining fadTie-dye everything
  • Notable inventionComputer mouse (Douglas Engelbart)
  • World population3.55 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championDetroit Tigers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population200.7M

1968 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Johan Garpenlöv's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19682026
Gas$0.34$3.45/gal
Average home$15,600$435,000
Average income$10,300$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.31$11.95
Postage stamp$0.06$0.73
Population200.7M341 million

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