Mario Kempe
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Born |
Kramfors, Sweden | 19 September 1988||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Right wing | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team Former teams |
Arizona Coyotes Rogle BK Djurgardens IF Modo HC Vityaz | ||
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 currently playing under contract to the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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.
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". Kempe was ranked 50th among North American prospects on Central Scouting's final report heading into the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. 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 HC 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]
Personal life
Kempe's younger brother, Adrian, is also a professional ice hockey player and plays for the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL.
Kempe has been in a relationship with Sanna Niklasson since 2011 and their first child is due in August 2018.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2003–04 | Ångermanland | TV-Pucken | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Ångermanland | TV-Pucken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Modo Hockey | J18 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Modo Hockey | J20 | 36 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Modo Hockey | J18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | St. John's Fog Devils | QMJHL | 62 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2007–08 | St. John's Fog Devils | QMJHL | 48 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | ||
2008–09 | Rögle BK | SEL | 30 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Mora IK | Allsv | 17 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2008–09 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2009–10 | Rögle BK | SEL | 51 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 54 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2011–12 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 52 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 53 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | Modo Hockey | SHL | 54 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | Vityaz Podolsk | KHL | 54 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Vityaz Podolsk | KHL | 56 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Vityaz Podolsk | KHL | 56 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Tucson Roadrunners | AHL | 47 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||
2017–18 | Arizona Coyotes | NHL | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
SHL totals | 294 | 51 | 53 | 104 | 72 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
KHL totals | 166 | 39 | 44 | 83 | 144 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
NHL totals | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2006 | Sweden | WJC18 | 6th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | |
2008 | Sweden | WJC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
Junior totals | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
References
- ↑ "Rögleforward till Djurgården". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 16 June 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
- ↑ "Coyotes sign Kempe to one-year contract". NHL.com. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ↑ "Coyotes Sign Kempe to One-Year Contract". NHL.com. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database