The Philadelphia Flyers and Dallas Stars swapped prospects Thursday in a trade that added a 22-year-old right-handed defenseman to the orange and black's farm system. The Flyers acquired defenseman Christian Kyrou from the Stars for Samu Tuomaala.

Kyrou was the Stars' second-round pick in the 2022 NHL draft and the younger brother of St. Louis Blues winger Jordan Kyrou.

The 5-foot-10 blueliner has yet to make his NHL debut but has shown some flashes of the scoring prowess he displayed in junior. Kyrou has yet to register a point in 2025-26 but has 12 goals and 38 points over 93 games in two-plus seasons in the AHL.

In junior, Kyrou posted high-scoring numbers as a defenseman for the Erie Otters and Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League. In his draft season (2021-22), he scored 18 go

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