Vasily Alexandrovich Podkolzin (alternately spelled Vasili Podkolzin, Russian: Василий Александрович Подколзин; born 24 June 2001) is a Russian professional ice hockey winger for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Before joining Vancouver Podkolzin played for SKA Saint Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League.
Podkolzin played for the Belye Medvedi club until he was 12 years old when he moved to Vityaz Podolsk.
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.
As a pending restricted free agent, Podkolzin was re-signed by the Canucks to a two-year, $2 million contract on 19 April 2024.
[8] 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.
In the bronze medal game against the United States, Podkolzin scored a hat trick in a 5–4 victory.