Playing career
Kempf played under-13, under-14, and under-15 Tier I AAA youth hockey with the Chicago Mission. In the 2020–21 season, he played in 21 games including 5 shutouts [1] and a league-leading 1.61 Goals Against Average (GAA). [2] Kempf played in five of the six games for Mission at the 2022 USA Hockey Youth Tier I 15-only National Championship [3] and finished with an impressive .944 Save Percentage (sv%), 1.20 GAA, and one shutout. [4] [5]
Kempf played two seasons with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program. Appearing in 30 games with the under-17 team, he posted a 15-11-0 record, a 4.04 GAA, a .886 sv%, and two shutouts. [6] With the under-18 team, he appeared in 30 games posting a 3.21 GAA, a .894 sv%, a 18-8-0 record, and one shutout. [7] Kempf ranked second among draft-eligible goalies in North America in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft midterm ranking (January 12, 2024) [8] and fourth in the final NHL Central Scouting ranking (April 16, 2024). [9] As an under-18, he also played at the 2024 USA Hockey All-American Game. [10] He is committed to play college ice hockey for the University of Notre Dame. [11] [12]
Kempf was drafted 114th overall by the Washington Capitals in the 2024 NHL entry draft. He was the tenth goaltender and only American goaltender selected in the draft. [13]
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