Vasili Podkolzin

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Born
2001 (24 years old)
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Moscow

Position
Winger

Status
Active

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White

Team Number
92

Height
6'4" / 192 cm

Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg

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Ice Hockey

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Edmonton Oilers

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Vasily Alexandrovich Podkolzin (alternately spelled Vasili Podkolzin, Russian: Василий Александрович Подколзин; born 24 June 2001) is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is a winger for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected tenth overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2019 NHL entry draft and made his NHL debut with them in 2021. Before joining Vancouver Podkolzin played for SKA Saint Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League. Internationally Podkolzin has played for the Russian national junior team at several tournaments.

Playing career
Podkolzin played for the Belye Medvedi club until he was 12 years old when he moved to Vityaz Podolsk. The move was done both because Belye Medvedi has no professional affiliate, and their leadership had changed. He spent four years with Vityaz at their school, but was not given a chance to play for their club in the Junior Hockey League (MHL), the top junior league in Russia, so in 2018 he decided to transfer to powerhouse SKA Saint Petersburg.

On 12 November 2018, Podkolzin made his Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) debut with SKA Saint Petersburg, becoming the first player born in the 21st century to play in the KHL. He split the 2018–19 season between three teams and leagues: three games with SKA; fourteen with SKA-Neva of the Supreme Hockey League (VHL), the minor league for the KHL; and twelve games with SKA-1946 of the MHL.

Rated by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau as the second-best international (playing outside of North America) skater, Podkolzin was a highly regarded prospect going into the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. He was selected tenth overall by the Vancouver Canucks. As he still had a contract with SKA for two more seasons, Podkolzin remained in Russia before moving to the NHL.

On 30 May 2021, Podkolzin was signed by the Vancouver Canucks to a three-year, entry-level contract. He scored his first NHL goal against the Philadelphia Flyers' Carter Hart on 15 October in his second NHL game.

During the 2023–24 season, while beginning the year playing with AHL affiliate, the Abbotsford Canucks, Podkolzin was taken off ice on a stretcher during a game against the Colorado Eagles, due to a collision with Keaton Middleton. Podkolzin made 44 appearances with Abbotsford, registering 28 points, he was recalled to Vancouver on multiple occasions registering 2 assists through 19 games.

As a pending restricted free agent, Podkolzin was re-signed by the Canucks to a two-year, $2 million contract on 19 April 2024. Before commencing his contract with the Canucks, Podkolzin was traded by Vancouver to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2025 NHL entry draft on 18 August 2024.

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