
Wild Acquire Six-Foot-Five Defenseman Roman Schmidt in Katchouk Swap
The Minnesota Wild acquired defenseman Roman Schmidt from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for forward Boris Katchouk; Schmidt will report to the Iowa Wild in the AHL. Schmidt is 23, stands 6'5" and weighs 225 lbs with 79 career AHL games and 139 PIM, while Katchouk had 3 points in eight games with Iowa after Minnesota acquired him from Tampa Bay in December 2025.

