Kempe gets up before sunrise in his home in Sweden to watch his son, Kings forward Adrian Kempe, play on television. It was about 5:30 a.m. on Jan. 21 when Adrian dropped the gloves against Brendan Smith of the New York Rangers, his first fight since his junior days in Sweden.
"I have some," Adrian said. "[But] I never really got into it. I was a little too aggressive. I know some stuff. It's pretty fun, but it's really hard."
Besides, Adrian's sport of choice has worked out well, and this week represented a rare opportunity for Mikael to see that in person.