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Red Wings add depth to defense, sign veteran Steven Kampfer

Detroit — The Red Wings added to their organizational depth Sunday, signing defenseman Steven Kampfer to a one-year contract.

Terms were not disclosed.

A native of Ann Arbor who played at Michigan, Kampfer, 33, spent this past season with Ak Bars Kazan in the Kontinental Hockey League, recording 30 points (11 goals, 19 assists) with 49 penalty minutes and a plus-seven rating in 46 games.

Kampfer played in six playoff games, with two goals and two assists.

The 5-foot-11, 198-pound Kampfer has played in 231 NHL games with Boston, Minnesota, Florida, the New York Rangers and Boston again, with 15 goals and 24 assists for 39 points, and 110 penalty minutes.