Roman Schmidt has yet to play a game in the National Hockey League, but the young defenseman will get another chance in 2026-27 after signing a one-year contract extension with the Minnesota Wild, as first announced by his agent Dan Milstein on Tuesday.
The Minnesota Wild have signed defenseman Roman Schmidt to a one-year contract with a league minimum cap hit of $850,000. Schmidt was a restricted free agent after the conclusion of his three-year, entry-level contract with an $805,833 cap hit.
The Philadelphia Flyers announced on Sunday night that they have acquired forward Boris Katchouk in a minor swap with the Minnesota Wild. In return, the Flyers are sending defenseman Roman Schmidt to Minnesota.
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 NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.
The Tampa Bay Lightning have traded defenseman Roman Schmidt to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for defenseman Ethan Samson, the clubs announced Monday evening.
After dropping a bit last year, Roman Schmidt is back on the rise among Lightning prospects. After his first season in Syracuse, could he be on the shortlist to make his NHL debut this season?
We kick off Week Two of the countdown with the highest drafted player so far. It feels like Roman Schmidt has been on the verge of turning pro forever, but it will actually happen this season.
To say it’s been an odd season for Roman Schmidt would be an understatement. Over the summer it looked like the big defenseman would have the chance to start the year in Syracuse as a 20-year-old.