November 16, 2025 | 5:35pm ET [Updated: Nov. 17, 2025, 9:59am ET]
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KEMPE, KINGS AGREE TO 8-YEAR, $85M EXTENSION

Adrian Kempe, forward

The Los Angeles Kings have agreed to terms with forward Adrian Kempe to an eight-year, $85 million contract extension worth an average annual value (AAV) of $10.625 million.

Kempe, 29, currently leads the Kings in points 19 (6 goals, 13 assists).

TFP reported earlier in the week that the two sides had resumed contract negotiations and talks really picked up steam after an in-person meeting between Kings GM Ken Holland and Kempe’s agent J.P. Barry in Toronto mid-week.

He will earn a base salary of $1 million and a signing bonus of $11 million in the first three years of his new deal, a $2.5 million base salary and a $9.5 million bonus in 2029-30, a $9.75 million salary in 2030-31 and 2031-23, and an $8.75 million salary in each of the last two years of his extension.

“We are thrilled to have Adrian signed for the next eight seasons. He is an elite competitor who’s developed into one of the League's most dynamic two-way forwards, and his growth since joining the Kings organization has been tremendous. Adrian's presence both as a player and a leader is incredibly valuable to the team,” said Holland.

“Throughout this process, both sides were committed to finding a structure that reflects Adrian’s importance to us while keeping our long-term goals of building a team capable of contending every season in mind. We’re excited to have Adrian remain a core part of our organization for years to come.”

Selected 29th overall by the Kings in the 2014 NHL Draft, Kempe has accumulated 200 goals and 220 assists for 420 points in 649 career NHL games, to date.