Mario Kempe

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Position Right wing
Shoots Left
Height
Weight		 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg/12 st 12 lb)
SEL Team Rögle BK
Nationality Flag of Sweden Sweden
Born September 19, 1988 (1988-09-19) (age 19),
Kramfors, Sweden
NHL Draft 122nd overall, 2007
Philadelphia Flyers
Pro career 2008 – present

Mario Kempe (born September 19, 1988 in Kramfors, Sweden) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player, currently playing for Rögle BK in Elitserien.

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[edit] Hockey career

[edit] 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.

[edit] North America & 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".[citation needed]

[edit] NHL

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.

[edit] Career Statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–2004 Ångermanland TV-Pucken 5 3 2 5 4
2004–2005 Ångermanland TV-Pucken 5 2 0 2 12
2004–2005 MODO J18 J18 Allsvenskan 14 5 7 12 40
2005–2006 MODO J20 J20 36 20 12 32 26
2005–2006 MODO J18 J18 Allsvenskan 6 4 2 6 29
2006–2007 St. John's Fog Devils QMJHL 62 23 19 42 51 4 0 0 0 2
2007–2008 St. John's Fog Devils QMJHL 48 25 24 49 36 6 4 3 7 8

[edit] International Play

   
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM
2005–2006 Team Sweden IIHF U-18 WC 5 0 1 1 27

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