ONTARIO, CA — When Frozen Royalty last looked in on Los Angeles Kings forward prospect Adrian Kempe almost two months ago, he was struggling mightily with the Ontario Reign of the American Hockey League.
Indeed, the 20-year-old, 6-2, 202-pound native of Kramfors, Sweden had scored just three goals with two assists for five points in 16 games.
But now, with 36 games under his belt, Kempe has picked things up of late, scoring ten goals and contributing 17 assists for 27 points, with a =4 plus/minus rating with 34 penalty minutes.