The Wild announced this evening that they’ve acquired defenseman Roman Schmidt from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for forward Boris Katchouk. Both players will report to their respective AHL clubs, sharing the distinction of being former notable Tampa Bay Lightning draft selections.
The Wild announced they’ve recalled forward Boris Katchouk and defensemen Ben Gleason and Matt Kiersted from AHL Iowa. All will likely be on their way back to Iowa once Minnesota’s Olympians return stateside.
The Minnesota Wild and Tampa Bay Lightning completed a minor-league swap on Sunday, with Minnesota acquiring forward Boris Katchouk in exchange for Michael Milne.
People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.
The Lightning announced they’ve reassigned winger Boris Katchouk to AHL Syracuse. They now have two open roster spots, leaving the option for multiple IR activations ahead of tomorrow’s game against the Devils.
The Tampa Bay Lightning look like they’re gearing up for another round of fireworks with the Florida Panthers this weekend. On Thursday, Tampa recalled forwards Boris Katchouk and Scott Sabourin from AHL Syracuse — and the timing isn’t fooling anyone.
Julien BriseBois continues to add organizational depth as free agency opened on Tuesday. The Tampa Bay Lightning general manager announced that the team has signed forwards Pontus Holmberg and Boris Katchouk, along with defenseman Simon Lundmark, to contracts.
With NHL training camps getting underway in a few days, several players have signed professional tryouts (PTOs) across the NHL, including some veteran names.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
You know things haven’t gone as planned when you're claiming players off waivers from the Chicago Blackhawks. Granted, this one was actually a decent Ottawa Senator in the time he spent in the nation's capital.
What is it about the Sens and Sabres that makes their games so weird? Is it the similar history? The old rivalry that a good chunk of their fanbase doesn't even remember?
It sure as heck seems like one step forward and two more back for the Chicago Blackhawks this season when it comes to the roster. Taylor Raddysh heads to the IR while Boris Katchouk returns from Rockford.
The Chicago Blackhawks cleared some space among their depth forward group on Monday by placing Boris Katchouk on waivers. The team wants Katchouk to play consistently with the AHL Rockford IceHogs, and he'll have that opportunity after clearing NHL waivers on Tuesday.
The Chicago Blackhawks waived Boris Katchouk on Monday and it was to give him time in Rockford instead of sitting with the big club and watching. But it was a curious one that hit the waiver wire earlier on Monday that caught the attention of most–and turned out to not even be true.