Mario Kempe

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Mario Kempe
2013-10-05 Mario Kempe 01.jpg
Kempe with Modo Hockey in October 2013
Born (1988-09-19) 19 September 1988 (age 35)
Kramfors, Sweden
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Left
NL team
Former teams		 HC Lugano
Rögle BK
Djurgardens IF
Modo
Vityaz
Arizona Coyotes
CSKA Moscow
Dinamo Minsk
Luleå HF
National teamFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
NHL draft 122nd overall, 2007
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 2008–present

Mario Kempe (born 19 September 1988) is a Swedish professional ice hockey right winger for HC Lugano of the National League (NL). He has formerly played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Arizona Coyotes.

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Playing career

Kempe first started skating when he was five years old on an outdoor rink in his hometown of Kramfors. He represented Ångermanland twice in TV-pucken while playing for Modo Hockey's junior teams in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. During the 2005–06 season, Kempe represented Team Sweden at the 2006 IIHF Under-18 World Championship.

Kempe with the St. John's Fog Devils MarioKempeFogDevils.jpg
Kempe with the St. John's Fog Devils

That following summer, Kempe was drafted 31st overall in the 2006 CHL Import Draft by the St. John's Fog Devils of the QMJHL. Kempe made the trip to North America and cracked the Fog Devils lineup. He was named an assistant captain during his rookie season.

Kempe finished the season tied for 6th among QMJHL rookies in goals and 11th in points, and was voted "Fastest Skater in the Eastern Division".[ citation needed ] Kempe was ranked 50th among North American prospects on Central Scouting's final report heading into the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.[ citation needed ] He was chosen in the 5th round, 122nd overall by the Philadelphia Flyers.

Kempe returned to his native Sweden after completing two seasons in the QMJHL. He signed with Rögle BK of Elitserien in the off-season and recorded two goals and eight assists in thirty games-played. After receiving limited ice time during the first half of the year he was traded to Mora IK of the second-highest level league in Sweden. He signed a two-year contract with Djurgården on 16 June 2010. [1]

Following the 2016–17 campaign and after three seasons in the Kontinental Hockey League with Vityaz, Kempe left as a free agent and returned to North America in securing a one-year, two-way contract with the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL) on 16 May 2017. [2] On 28 May 2018, he signed a one-year contract extension with the Coyotes. [3]

On 5 July 2019, Kempe signed a one-year two-way contract with the Los Angeles Kings, joining brother Adrian. [4] He was assigned to the Ontario Reign for the beginning of the 2019–20 season. [5] Named as an alternate captain for the Reign, Kempe registered 3 goals and 11 points through 16 games in the AHL before he was placed on unconditional waivers by the Kings in order for a mutual termination of his contract on 19 November 2019. [6]

As a free agent, Kempe returned for a second stint in Russia and the KHL, agreeing to a two-year contract with reigning Gagarin Cup champions CSKA Moscow on 21 November 2019. [7]

At the conclusion of his contract with CSKA, Kempe left the club and continued in the KHL with Belarusian outfit, Dinamo Minsk, on a one-year contract on 26 August 2021. [8]

On 29 November 2022, Kempe signed a two-year contract with Luleå HF of the SHL. [9] His 2022–23 season ended in February 2023 due to a fractured kneecap, which required surgery. [10] [11]

International play

On 9 May 2019, Kempe was named to make his senior international debut with Sweden at the 2019 World Championships held in Bratislava, Slovakia. [12]

Personal life

Kempe's younger brother, Adrian, plays for the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL. [13] Mario is named after Mario Kempes who is the Argentine former professional footballer. [14]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2003–04ÅngermanlandTV-Pucken53254—————
2004–05ÅngermanlandTV-Pucken520212—————
2004–05 Modo Hockey J1814571240—————
2005–06Modo Hockey J20 3620123226—————
2005–06Modo HockeyJ18642629—————
2006–07 St. John's Fog Devils QMJHL 622319425140002
2007–08 St. John's Fog DevilsQMJHL482524493664378
2008–09 Rögle BK SEL 3028108—————
2008–09 Mora IK Allsv 179312630002
2008–09 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 5000230002
2009–10 Rögle BKSEL517111814—————
2010–11 Djurgårdens IF SEL5410717670000
2011–12 Djurgårdens IFSEL52871514—————
2012–13 Modo HockeySEL531512271250000
2013–14 Modo HockeySHL5498171820000
2014–15 Vityaz Podolsk KHL 5413193252—————
2015–16 Vityaz PodolskKHL561251764—————
2016–17 Vityaz PodolskKHL561420342840110
2017–18 Tucson Roadrunners AHL 471819372294376
2017–18 Arizona Coyotes NHL 182244—————
2018–19 Arizona CoyotesNHL5245918—————
2018–19 Tucson RoadrunnersAHL1056118—————
2019–20 Ontario Reign AHL1638118—————
2019–20 CSKA Moscow KHL2851520641016
2020–21 CSKA MoscowKHL34111122201200031
2021–22 Dinamo Minsk KHL316111712—————
2022–23 Luleå HF SHL120332—————
SHL totals306515610774140000
KHL totals25961811421822011237
NHL totals70671322—————

International

YearTeamEventResult GPGAPtsPIM
2006 Sweden U18 6th501127
2008 Sweden WJC Silver medal icon.svg60002
2019 Sweden WC 5th41122
2021 SwedenWC9th72020
Junior totals1101129
Senior totals113142

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References

  1. ↑ "Rögleforward till Djurgården". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 16 June 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
  2. ↑ "Coyotes sign Kempe to one-year contract". NHL.com. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Coyotes Sign Kempe to One-Year Contract". NHL.com. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "LA Kings sign Mario Kempe to a one-year, two-way contract". Los Angeles Kings. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "LA Kings Announce 23-Man Roster Ahead of 2019-20 Season". Los Angeles Kings. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "LA Kings place Kempe on unconditional waivers". The Sports Network. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "Mario Kempe will replenish the composition of CSKA" (in Russian). HC CSKA Moscow. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  8. ↑ "Mario Kempe moves to Dinamo Minsk" (in Russian). HC Dinamo Minsk. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
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