The Philadelphia Flyers at this time introduced that the membership has acquired ahead Boris Katchouk from Minnesota in trade for defenseman Roman Schmidt, based on Basic Supervisor Daniel Briere. Katchouk has been assigned to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL).
Katchouk, 27 (6/18/1998), appeared in three video games this season with the Tampa Bay Lightning earlier than being acquired by Minnesota in December of 2025. He has spent nearly all of the season within the AHL with the Syracuse Crunch and Iowa Wild. The 6-foot-2, 212-pound ahead has recorded 13 factors (5g-8a) in 29 AHL video games this season.
Initially chosen by Tampa Bay within the second spherical (forty fourth total) of the 2016 NHL Draft, Katchouk has appeared in elements of 4 NHL seasons with Tampa Bay (2021-22, 2025-26), the Chicago Blackhawks (2021-24), and the Ottawa Senators (2023-24). Over his NHL profession, he has recorded 36 factors (15g-21a) in 179 video games.
Moreover, the Waterloo, ON native has compiled 157 factors (65g-92a) in 269 profession AHL video games. Final season, he established profession highs with 21 objectives and 49 factors in 67 video games, rating second on his staff in scoring.
Schmidt, 22 (2/27/03), appeared in 16 video games this season with Lehigh Valley after being acquired from Tampa Bay on December 8. The 6-foot-6 defenseman has performed elements of three AHL seasons, totaling seven factors (3g-4a) and 139 penalty minutes in his profession.
