# 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 | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | 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 | AHL totals | 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 |