T. J. Kemp

T.J. Kemp (born July 3, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Playing career Kemp played hockey at Mercyhurst College from 2001 to 2005. After graduating he played for the Missouri River Otters of the UHL. He then played for the Reading Royals of the ECHL before playing for a large numbers of teams in the AHL including the Peoria Rivermen, Iowa Stars, Milwaukee Admirals, Bridgeport Sound Tigers, Manchester Monarchs, and Springfield Falcons.

On July 8, 2008, Kemp signed a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins. After 22 games with AHL affiliate, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Kemp was traded by Pittsburgh to the Montreal for a conditional draft pick on January 5, 2009. He was then assigned to the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL.

On July 14, 2010, Kemp was not offered a new contract with Augsburger Panther and was signed by fellow DEL team, Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers for the 2010–11 season.

After a season in the Italian Serie A with Ritten-Renon, Kemp signed a one-year contract abroad with Oji Eagles of the Asian League Ice Hockey on August 9, 2013.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2001–02 Mercyhurst College MAAC 31 6 13 19 18 — — — — — 2002–03 Mercyhurst College MAAC 37 11 16 27 39 — — — — — 2003–04 Mercyhurst College AHA 34 5 21 26 42 — — — — — 2004–05 Mercyhurst College AHA 31 10 18 28 78 — — — — — 2004–05 Missouri River Otters UHL 6 1 2 3 4 — — — — — 2005–06 Reading Royals ECHL 60 13 27 40 54 4 1 1 2 2 2005–06 Peoria Rivermen AHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2005–06 Iowa Stars AHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2005–06 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2005–06 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 6 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2006–07 Manchester Monarchs AHL 65 5 33 38 56 14 2 5 7 12 2007–08 Springfield Falcons AHL 73 8 38 46 44 — — — — — 2008–09 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 22 1 8 9 22 — — — — — 2008–09 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 45 1 17 18 18 5 0 0 0 4 2009–10 Augsburger Panther DEL 54 9 23 32 54 14 2 3 5 8 2010–11 Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers DEL 50 7 15 22 38 1 0 0 0 0 2011–12 Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers DEL 48 5 5 10 40 — — — — — 2012–13 Ritten-Renon Serie A 43 8 29 37 54 7 2 2 4 6 2013–14 Oji Eagles AL 35 5 18 23 40 7 2 4 6 10 2014–15 Whitby Dunlops ACH 5 1 5 6 18 — — — — — AHL totals 219 15 96 111 144 19 2 5 7 16

Awards and honours Award Year All-MAAC Rookie Team 2002 All-MAAC Second Team 2003 All-Atlantic Hockey First Team 2004 All-Atlantic Hockey First Team 2005