Ducks acquire draft pick for defense prospect.

The Ducks have acquired a fourth-round selection in either the 2010 or 2011 NHL Entry Draft from the Boston Bruins in exchange for defenseman Steven Kampfer.

The 21-year-old led all University of Michigan defensemen in scoring and assists, with 17 points and 15 assists in 37 regular-season games, in his senior season this year

“David (McNab) saw him play last week; I saw him play a couple weeks ago,” general manager Bob Murray said Monday. “We have depth of defensemen right now, guys coming out of college and junior. And at some point, you can’t place them all on your minor-league team next yaer.

“I like Steven Kampfer, but we have other guys ahead of him on our depth chart and they’re coming out. There’s no room.”

Kampfer recently made news for a pair of controversial incidents during his junior year. Former Michigan football player Michael Milano was convicted of aggravated assault on Kampfer for an Oct. 2008 attack that left the defenseman with head and neck injuries. Kampfer missed nearly two months of the season.

Five days after returning to the team, Kampfer was attacked in a game by two Michigan State players. Andrew Conboy and Corey Tropp were suspended for the season by Spartans coach Rick Comley for the incident.

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J.P. Hoornstra covers the Dodgers, Angels and Major League Baseball for the Orange County Register, Los Angeles Daily News, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star-News, San Bernardino Sun, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Whittier Daily News and Redlands Daily Facts. Before taking the beat in 2012, J.P. covered the NHL for four years. UCLA gave him a degree once upon a time; when he graduated on schedule, he missed getting Arnold Schwarzenegger's autograph on his diploma by five months.

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