The EC-KAC is pleased to be able to confirm the commitment of striker Mario Kempe (36). The long -time Swedish international, who can be used on the offensive both in the center and on the wing, signed (as already reported this morning) with the Austrian record champions a contract for the time being until the end of the coming season 2025/26.
Mario Kempe once went through his final training years at the traditional club Modo in Örnsköldsvik and in St. John’s in Canada, in Sweden’s highest league he made his debut in the Rögle BK jersey in September 2008. His professional career has led him to the best leagues in Europe and in the meantime to the NHL: In the period from October 2017 to March 2019, the attacker played 70 games for the Arizona Coyotes in the strongest league in the world.
In front of it and afterwards, Mario Kempe ran primarily in the SHL (362 missions for Rögle, Djurgården, Modo and Luleå) and the KHL (279 games for Vityaz Podolsk, CSKA Moskva and Dinamo Minsk), his international experience at club level was recently rounded off by engagements in the highest leagues in Switzerland and Finnlands. The Swedish A national team represented the left-wing shooter between 2013 and 2023 in a total of 42 international matches, in 2019 and 2021 he was also in the World Cup squad in his home country.
Head coach Furey: “So he makes our team more versatile”
“We are very pleased that we were able to sign Mario Kempe, who has an impressive ice hockey life and has been active in Ligen for years. Our goal was to strengthen our offensive in the center, which was also possible with this signing, and Mario Kempe can also play on the wing. Better and stronger.
Mario Kempe: “I am very happy that I will switch to Klagenfurt. The EC-KAC is a highly respected club and all the inquiries that I have obtained in the past few weeks, to the audience, the city and the organization, were very positive. I would like to integrate myself into the team quickly and get my experience on the ice and apart from it. can.”
Kempe receives the number 29
Mario Kempe, who will wear the jersey with the number 29 on the red jackets, is the 17th Swedish player in the club’s history that the EC-KAC signed. He will be expected in Klagenfurt towards the end of next week.
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