Philip Kemp
American ice hockey player (born 1999)
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Philip Kemp (born February 12, 1999) is an American professional ice hockey player for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He attended the Yale University where he played college hockey and served as its captain in the 2019–20 season.[1][2] Kemp was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the seventh round of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, 208th overall.
| Philip Kemp | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Kemp in 2024 | |||
| Born |
February 12, 1999 Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Pittsburgh Penguins WBS Penguins (AHL) Edmonton Oilers | ||
| NHL draft |
208th overall, 2017 Edmonton Oilers | ||
| Playing career | 2020–present | ||
Playing career
On November 25, 2020, Kemp signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Oilers and was assigned to Väsby IK of the HockeyAllsvenskan.[3][4] On March 27, 2021, following the conclusion of Väsby's season, Kemp and fellow Oilers prospect, Raphaël Lavoie, were both assigned to the Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League (AHL).[5]
After playing in the AHL for the Condors for three seasons, he was re-signed by the team in May 2023 to a two-year, two-way contract.[6] He played his first NHL game on January 13, 2024, against the Montreal Canadiens.[7]
As a free agent from the Oilers following five seasons within the organization, Kemp was signed to a two-year, two-way contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins on July 2, 2025.[8]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2015–16 | U.S. National Development Team | USHL | 35 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | U.S. National Development Team | USHL | 25 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Yale University | ECAC | 26 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Yale University | ECAC | 30 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Yale University | ECAC | 32 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Väsby IK | Allsv | 32 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 55 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 71 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 64 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 56 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  United States | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
 | 2019 Canada | |
| World U18 Championships | ||
 | 2017 Slovakia | |
