Miners deal Larsson to the Chinook for Kempe and draft pick.

CANADIAN PRESS (Sudbury, ON):

With one team looking towards the future, and one team going all in, the idea of the Sudbury Miners and Calgary Chinook having trade talks made perfect sense.   Late Tuesday afternoon, after much discussion, a deal between the two teams was confirmed.

The deal breaks down as follows:  Sudbury trades defenseman Adam Larsson to Calgary in exchange for center Adrian Kempe and Calgary’s 1st round pick in 2019.

In a brief press conference prior to Tuesday’s contest, General Manager Terry James commented on the trade, in particular why they dealt for Kempe.

“Adrian is a great skater who can carry the puck at a high speed and he loves to challenge the defense one-on-one” James stated.  “He has good vision and hockey sense in the offensive zones and he scored some big goals for his Junior team in his draft year.  He is a player who can play in all situations and that is one of the main reasons we acquired him.”

Kempe was born in Kramfors, Sweden, which is where he also grew up. 

He made his Swedish Hockey League debut playing with Modo Hockey during the 2013–14 SHL season.  At the conclusion of the season, he was drafted in the second round (32nd overall) of the 2014 CCHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Chinook.  The following season he recorded a career-high 17 points in 50 games with cellar-dwelling Modo of the SHL.

In Adam Larsson, the Calgary Chinook, they get a solid, young defenseman who will be able to chip in on their 3rd defense pairing and penalty killing units.  He was selected third overall by the Reykjavik Puffin in the 2011 CCHL Entry Draft.  In 49 games this year, Larsson has recorded 2 goals and 6 assists, to go along with 12 penalty minutes.