The Flyers added some organizational depth at forward Sunday night when they acquired Boris Katchouk in a trade with the Wild.
In exchange for Katchouk, the Flyers sent Roman Schmidt to Minnesota. Schmidt was acquired by the Flyers in December, but the 23-year-old defenseman never played for the big club. He went scoreless in 16 games with AHL affiliate Lehigh Valley.
Katchouk, who will report to the Phantoms, is a 27-year-old with 179 games of NHL experience between three teams. He played three games with the Lightning this season before being traded to the Wild in December. He saw eight games with Minnesota’s AHL affiliate Iowa, recording a goal and two assists.
The 2016 second-round pick started his career with Tampa Bay and scored his first NHL goal against the Flyers in 2021-22. It came in a 7-1 win for the Lightning, a game that ended up being Alain Vigneault’s last as the Flyers’ head coach.
Katchouk has also played for the Blackhawks and Senators. In 2022-23, he set a career high with 16 points (five goals, 11 assists) over 58 games for Chicago.
He set AHL career highs last season with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, putting up 21 goals and 49 points.
Katchouk is 6-foot-2 and has played primarily as a winger, but he also has some ability down the middle.