David Kämpf

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = David Kämpf

| image = David Kampf playing with the Maple Leafs in 2022 (Quintin Soloviev).jpg

| image_size = 230px

| caption = Kämpf with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2022

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|01|12}}

| birth_place = Jirkov, Czech Republic

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 192

| position = Forward

| shoots = Left

| league = NHL

| team = Toronto Maple Leafs

| prospect_team =

| prospect_league = AHL

| former_teams = Piráti Chomutov
Chicago Blackhawks

| ntl_team = CZE

| draft = Undrafted

| career_start = 2012

| career_end =

}}

{{MedalCountry|{{ih|CZE}}}}

David Kämpf (born 12 January 1995) is a Czech ice hockey forward who currently plays for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Although never drafted, Kämpf began his youth hockey career with Piráti Chomutov in 2009 at the under-16 level.{{cite web|url = http://www.hokej.cz/hrac/14403/ | title = David Kämpf player profile | publisher = Hokej.cz | date = 2015-03-14 | accessdate = 2015-03-14}} He made his professional debut in the Czech Extraliga with Chomutov during the 2012–13 season.{{cite web| url = http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=679&year0=2013&status=stats | publisher = Eliteprospects.com | title = 2012-13 Piráti Chomutov player statistics | date = 2015-06-14 | accessdate = 2015-06-14}} In his fifth year with the club, during the 2016–17 campaign, he had a breakout season, recording a personal best of 15 goals and 31 points across 52 games.

On April 19, 2017, Kämpf chose to exercise his option to remain with Chomutov for another year, despite interest from NHL teams.{{Cite web| url = http://piratichomutov.cz/clanek.asp?id=Nove-smlouvy-podepsali-Skokan-Dlapa-i-Kral-klub-uplatnil-opci-na-Kaseho-s-Hlavou-7641 | title = New contract signed in Chomutov | publisher = Piráti Chomutov | date = 2017-04-19 | accessdate = 2017-04-19 | language = Czech}} However, just weeks later, on May 1, he activated an out-clause in his contract and signed a two-year entry-level deal with the Chicago Blackhawks.{{cite web| url = http://www.csnchicago.com/chicago-blackhawks/report-blackhawks-sign-czech-forward-david-kampf-entry-level-deal | title = Blackhawks sign Czech forward David Kampf to entry-level deal | publisher = CSN Chicago | date = 2017-05-01 | accessdate = 2017-05-01}}

In the {{nhly|2017}} season, Kämpf made his NHL debut on December 28, 2017, and netted his first NHL goal on January 12, 2018, contributing to a 2–1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets.{{cite web|agency=Associated Press|title=Blackhawks beat Jets behind Kampf's first goal|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/blackhawks-beat-jets-behind-kampfs-first-goal/|website=Sportsnet.ca|accessdate=2018-01-13|location=Chicago|date=2018-01-12}}

After spending four seasons with the Blackhawks, Kämpf entered free agency and signed a two-year, $3 million deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 28, 2021.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/mapleleafs/news/maple-leafs-sign-forward-david-kampf/c-325839136 | title = Maple Leafs sign forward David Kampf | publisher = Toronto Maple Leafs | date = July 28, 2021 | accessdate = July 28, 2021}}

After two successful seasons with the Maple Leafs, Kämpf chose to stay in Toronto by signing a four-year contract extension worth $9.6 million on June 28, 2023, ahead of becoming a free agent.{{cite web | url = https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/maple-leafs-re-sign-centre-david-kampf-to-four-year-contract/ | title = Maple Leafs re-sign centre David Kampf to four-year contract | publisher = The Sports Network | date = 28 June 2023 | accessdate = 28 June 2023}}

International play

Kämpf represented Czechia at the 2024 IIHF World Championship, where he played a key role throughout the tournament. His performance was instrumental in Czechia's impressive run, culminating in a gold medal victory on home ice, Czechia's first IIHF World Championship title since 2010.{{cite web |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2024/wm/news/61718/sui-cze-gmg |title=Czechs strike gold on home ice |website=IIHF.com |date=26 May 2024 |access-date=26 May 2024}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="5" \| Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="5" \| Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM
2010–11 \| KLH Chomutov \| CZE U18 \| 9	1	1	2	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2011–12 \| Piráti Chomutov \| CZE U18 \| 42	17	29	46	2 \| 2	2	0	2	2
2012–13 \| Piráti Chomutov \| CZE U18 \| 14	13	13	26	8 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2012–13 \| Piráti Chomutov \| CZE U20 \| 24	8	7	15	16 \| 3	0	0	0	0
2012–13 \| Piráti Chomutov \| ELH \| 2	0	0	0	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2012–13 \| SK Kadaň \| Czech.1 \| 6	0	3	3	0 \| 2	0	0	0	0
2013–14 \| Piráti Chomutov \| CZE U20 \| 8	5	10	15	6 \| 1	1	0	1	2
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2013–14 \| Piráti Chomutov \| ELH \| 45	1	2	3	12 \| —	—	—	—	—
2013–14 \| SK Kadaň \| Czech.1 \| 5	0	2	2	2 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2014–15 \| Piráti Chomutov \| CZE U20 \| 3	0	6	6	6 \| —	—	—	—	—
2014–15 \| Piráti Chomutov \| Czech.1 \| 44	11	13	24	16 \| 11	2	5	7	6
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2015–16 \| Piráti Chomutov \| ELH \| 42	9	4	13	22 \| 8	0	1	1	0
2015–16 \| Piráti Chomutov \| CZE U20 \| —	—	—	—	— \| 1	2	0	2	2
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2016–17 \| Piráti Chomutov \| ELH \| 52	15	16	31	16 \| 15	3	7	10	6
2017–18 \| Rockford IceHogs \| AHL \| 33	7	11	18	14 \| 13	1	0	1	2
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2017–18 \| Chicago Blackhawks \| NHL \| 46	4	7	11	12 \| —	—	—	—	—
2018–19 \| Chicago Blackhawks \| NHL \| 63	4	15	19	14 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2019–20 \| Chicago Blackhawks \| NHL \| 70	8	8	16	8 \| 9	1	0	1	6
2020–21 \| Chicago Blackhawks \| NHL \| 56	1	11	12	20 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2021–22 \| Toronto Maple Leafs \| NHL \| 82	11	15	26	20 \| 7	2	0	2	6
2022–23 \| Toronto Maple Leafs \| NHL \| 82	7	20	27	8 \| 11	0	3	3	4
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2023–24 \| Toronto Maple Leafs \| NHL \| 78	8	11	19	18 \| 7	1	0	1	0
2024–25 \| Toronto Maple Leafs \| NHL \| 59	5	8	13	14 \| 1	0	0	0	0
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| ELH totals ! 141!!25!!22!!47!!50 ! 34!!5!!13!!18!!12
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| NHL totals ! 536!!48!!95!!143!!114 ! 35!!4!!3!!7!!16