7/25/2022 3:09:07 PM EST
The Seattle Kraken signed defenseman Michal Kempny to a one-year, one-way contract for $750,000 on Monday.Kempny, 31, spent the last three-plus seasons with the Washington Capitals, winning a Stanley Cup in 2017-18.He has 63 points (15 goals, 48 assists) and 146 penalty minutes in 247 games over five seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks and Capitals.The Blackhawks traded Kempny to the Capitals for a 2018 third-round draft pick on Feb. 19, 2018.Hampered by three major injuries to his left leg in recent years, Kempny was limited to a career-low 15 games last season, when he had one goal, one assist and 16 PIM.--Field Level Media