Mario Kempe

Mario Kempe
Born (1988-09-19) September 19, 1988
Kramfors, Sweden
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams		 Vityaz Podolsk
Rögle BK
Philadelphia Phantoms
Djurgårdens IF
Modo Hockey
NHL Draft 122nd overall, 2007
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 2008–present

Mario Kempe (born September 19, 1988) is a Swedish professional ice hockey right winger who plays for HC Vityaz Podolsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career

Sweden

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 2005–2006 season, Kempe represented Team Sweden at the 2006 IIHF Under-18 World Championship.

Kempe with the St. John's Fog Devils.

North America and the QMJHL

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.

Back to Europe

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 June 16, 2010.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeague GPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
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 Swe.1 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 — — — — —
SHL totals 294 51 53 104 72 14 0 0 0 0
KHL totals 110 25 24 49 116 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2006 Sweden WJC18 6th 5 0 1 1 27
2008 Sweden WJC 2nd, silver medalist(s) 6 0 0 0 2
Junior totals 11 0 1 1 29

References

  1. ↑ "Rögleforward till Djurgården". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 2010-06-16. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
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