And the words spoken in June 2020 on the TIKI-TAKA show on O2 TV Sport are returning to Kempne like a boomerang.
“I can’t imagine having to sign for Sparta in the future, for example. I spent part of my hockey career in Brno and I don’t know how Brno fans would take it,” said the Stanley Cup winner at the time. 2018 with Washington.
But now everything is different. Kempný already trained with Sparta in the summer and was ready to sign a contract with them, but then an offer came from Seattle, so he went overseas to fight for the NHL. When he failed, Sparta was the logical choice.
“We have a family background in Prague. We are here at home. There was nothing to think about,” explained the bronze medal holder at this year’s World Cup after signing for Sparta until the end of next season.
It will be interesting to see how Kempné will be “welcomed” by Kometa fans on 4 December when he travels to Brno with Sparta. As well as his clubmate, full-back Jakub Krejčík, who helped Kometa win titles in 2017 and 2018 and this summer also headed to Sparta.
