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Mario Kempe (born 19 September 1988) is a Swedish professional ice hockey right winger who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Mario Kempe
Kempe with Modo Hockey in October 2013
Born	(1988-09-19) 19 September 1988 (age 34) Kramfors, Sweden
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Left
KHL team Former teams	Free Agent Rogle BK Djurgardens IF Modo HC Vityaz Arizona Coyotes CSKA Moscow Dinamo Minsk
National team	Sweden
NHL Draft	122nd overall, 2007 Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career	2008–present

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".^{[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 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]

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 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, HC Dinamo Minsk, on a one-year contract on 26 August 2021.[8]

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.[9]

Personal life

Kempe's younger brother, Adrian, is currently playing for the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL.[10] Mario is named after the Argentine former professional footballer Mario Kempes.[11]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
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		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Arizona Coyotes	NHL		52	4	5	9	18		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Tucson Roadrunners	AHL		10	5	6	11	8		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Ontario Reign	AHL		16	3	8	11	8		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	CSKA Moscow	KHL		28	5	15	20	6		4	1	0	1	6
2020–21	CSKA Moscow	KHL		34	11	11	22	20		12	0	0	0	31
2021–22	Dinamo Minsk	KHL		31	6	11	17	12		—	—	—	—	—
SHL totals				294	51	53	104	72		14	0	0	0	0
KHL totals				259	61	81	142	182		20	1	1	2	37
NHL totals				70	6	7	13	22		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2006	Sweden	U18	6th		5	0	1	1	27
2008	Sweden	WJC			6	0	0	0	2
2019	Sweden	WC	5th		4	1	1	2	2
2021	Sweden	WC	9th		7	2	0	2	0
Junior totals					11	0	1	1	29
Senior totals					11	3	1	4	2

References

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

На других языках

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- [en] Mario Kempe

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[ru] Кемпе, Марио

Микаэль Марио Кемпе (швед. Michael Mario Kempe, 19 сентября 1988, Крамфорс, Швеция) — шведский хоккеист, правый нападающий клуба «Динамо» (Минск) и сборной Швеции. Воспитанник хоккейного клуба «МОДО».

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