Michal Kempný

Michal Kempný
Born (1990-09-08) 8 September 1990
Hodonin, Czechoslovakia
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Chicago Blackhawks
HK 36 Skalica
HC Kometa Brno
HC Slavia Praha
Avangard Omsk
National team  Czech Republic
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2008–present

Michal Kempný (born 8 September 1990) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays with the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Kempný played as a youth in Slovakia, with SHK Hodonin and made his professional debut in the Slovak Extraliga with HK 36 Skalica.[1]

Moving to play more competitively, Kempný played for HC Kometa Brno of the Czech Extraliga.[2]

After seven seasons of professional hockey in the ELH, Kempný was signed by Russian club, Avangard Omsk, to play in the Kontinental Hockey League on 29 April 2015.[3] In the 2015–16 season, he quickly transitioned to become the club's top defenseman, scoring 21 points in 59 games from the blueline.

Upon competing in his first senior international tournament for the Czech Republic at the 2016 IIHF World Championships, on 23 May 2016, Kempný as an undrafted free agent was signed to a one-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL.[4] Kempný made his NHL debut on 12 October.[5] He scored the first goal of his NHL career on 30 December against Cam Ward of the Carolina Hurricanes.[6]

In his first season with the club, he recorded 8 points in 50 games. [7] On 27 May 2017, Kempný, who was set to become a restricted free agent, was re-signed by the club to a one-year extension. [8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 HK 36 Skalica Slovak 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2008–09 HC Kometa Brno CZE.1 18 1 0 1 6 14 1 0 1 6
2008–09 SHK Hodonin CZE.2 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2009–10 HC Kometa Brno ELH 24 0 0 0 18 — — — — —
2009–10 SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč CZE.1 8 1 0 1 14 11 2 1 3 32
2010–11 HC Kometa Brno ELH 21 0 0 0 14 — — — — —
2010–11 HC Rebel Havlíčkův Brod CZE.1 32 3 4 7 26 14 1 6 7 16
2011–12 HC Kometa Brno ELH 23 1 1 2 14 — — — — —
2011–12 HC Rebel Havlíčkův Brod CZE.1 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2012–13 HC Slavia Praha ELH 51 5 9 14 32 11 1 3 4 12
2013–14 HC Kometa Brno ELH 51 7 8 15 74 18 2 4 6 20
2014–15 HC Kometa Brno ELH 43 8 21 29 94 2 1 0 1 2
2015–16 Avangard Omsk KHL 59 5 16 21 46 11 2 2 4 12
2016–17 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 50 2 6 8 22 1 0 0 0 0
KHL totals 59 5 16 21 46 11 2 2 4 12
NHL totals 50 2 6 8 22 1 0 0 0 0

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2008 Czech Republic WJC18-D1 11th 5 0 2 2 0
2010 Czech Republic WJC 7th 6 0 2 2 0
2016 Czech Republic WC 5th 8 0 2 2 10
2016 Czech Republic WCH 6th 3 0 0 0 2
2017 Czech Republic WC 7th 8 2 1 3 12
Junior totals 11 0 4 4 0
Senior totals 19 2 3 5 24

References

  1. ↑ "2010-11 Scoring for Brno Kometa". hockeydb.com. 2014-05-14. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
  2. ↑ "Michal Kempny player profile" (in Czech). HC Kometa Brno. 2014-05-15. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
  3. ↑ "Kempny agrees to contract in KHL with Avangard Omsk" (in Czech). hokej.cz. 2015-04-29. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
  4. ↑ "Blackhawks agree to terms with Johansson, Kempny and Lundberg". Chicago Blackhawks. 2016-05-23. Retrieved 2016-05-23.
  5. ↑ Kuc, Chris (2016-10-12). "Wednesday's recap: Blues 5, Blackhawks 2". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
  6. ↑ Lazerus, Mark (2016-12-30). "Blackhawks stymied by Cam Ward in loss to Carolina". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
  7. ↑ http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=117444
  8. ↑ http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/chicago-blackhawks-sign-michal-kempny-1-year-extension/
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