Looking to shore up their organizational defensive depth, the Flyers acquired another promising prospect at that position on Wednesday.
The team picked up Christian Kyrou from the Dallas Stars in exchange for forward Samu Tuomaala, general manager Daniel Briere announced.
The 22-year-old Kyrou will report to American Hockey League affiliate Lehigh Valley. Kyrou was a second-round pick (50th overall) in the 2022 NHL Draft.
The 5-foot-11, 165-pound Kyrou has appeared in 97 career AHL games with the Texas Stars in parts of three seasons (2023-25), recording 12 goals and 38 points. During the 2023-24 season, he led all Texas defensemen in power play goals (three) and ranked second among blueliners with eight goals and 23 points.
Kyrou has skated in four games for Texas this season, registering eight shots on goal.
A native of Toronto, he was a plus player in his junior tenure, including a plus-23 with the Sarnia Sting of the OHL in 2022-23. He is the younger brother of Blues All-Star forward Jordan Kyrou.
Tuomaala, 22, will join the Dallas Stars and continue a career which has had its ups and downs. He was selected by the Flyers in the second round (46th overall) of the 2021 NHL Draft.
There were high hopes that Tuomaala might eventually crack the Flyers’ lineup. But despite some strong training camps, Tuomaala never quite made a good enough impression. Over parts of four seasons with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, he recorded 26 goals and 75 points in 120 games.
The Finnish right wing, who checks in at 5-foot-10, 180 pounds, has a salary cap hit of $830,833 and can become a restricted free agent at the end of the season.
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