A native of Moscow, Podkolzin was selected by the Canucks with the 10th overall pick in the 2019 NHL Draft, and he's split his time between Vancouver and their AHL affiliate Abbotsford Canucks. He's appeared in a total of 137 games with the Canucks, scoring 18 goals with 17 assists.

With the collective futures of Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway in question, it appears the Edmonton Oilers may have found at least one solution Sunday when they acquired forward Vasili Podkolzin in a trade with the Vancouver Canucks.

Vasily Podkolzin was traded to the Edmonton Oilers by the Vancouver Canucks for a fourth-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft on Sunday. The 23-year-old forward had two assists in 19 NHL games last season and 28 points (15 goals,

The Edmonton Oilers are working through a major decision in NHL Free Agency. Two of Edmonton’s restricted free agents received offer sheets from the St. Louis Blues earlier in the week. Rumors of what the Oilers will do continue to circulate.

The Edmonton Oilers have acquired forward Vasily Podkolzin from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Ottawa’s fourth-round selection in the 2025 draft in an NHL trade announced Sunday night.