[Signing] Canucks extend Podkolzin for 2 years

[Visp]

 

Vancouver, B.C.– Vancouver Canucks General Manager Patrik Allvin announced today that the club has agreed to terms with forward Vasily Podkolzin on a two-year contract.

“We are happy with how hard Vasily has worked on his game to try and become a more consistent player,” said Allvin. “While there is still room for him to grow, starting the year in Abbotsford and working his way back up to Vancouver shows the type of commitment and dedication we want in all our players. Our group looks to forward to helping Vasily continue to improve and get better.”

Podkolzin,22, split the 2023.24 season between Vancouver and Abbotsford (AHL), recording two points (0-2-2) and six penalty minutes in 18 games at the NHL level and 28 points (15-13-28) and 15 penalty minutes in 44 AHL games.

The 6’1”, 190-pound winger has appeared in 136 career NHL games, all with Vancouver, accumulating 35 points (18-17-35) and 41 penalty minutes. In 72 career AHL games, all spent with Abbotsford, Podkolzin has recorded 46 points (22-24-46) and 27 penalty minutes. He has also appeared in two Calder Cup playoff games with the Canucks, notching a goal and an assist (1-1-2).

Prior to his North American career, Podkolzin appeared in 68 regular season games over three seasons with SKA St. Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League, registering 19 points (7-12-19) and 22 penalty minutes to go along with 14 points (7-7-14) and 6 penalty minutes in 20 playoff games.

A native of Moscow, Russia, Podkolzin has represented his country at three consecutive IIHF World Junior Championships (2019-2021), recording 12 points (3-9-12) in 21 games and capturing two medals (2019 bronze, 2020 silver). He has also served as team captain for Russia on multiple occasions, including the 2021 World Junior Championship and the 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, where he led the tournament in scoring with 11 points (8-3-11) in 5 games enroute to a bronze medal.

Podkolzin forward was originally selected by Vancouver in the first round, 10th overall, in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.

 

 

$1 million x 2 years as per capfriendly - https://www.capfriendly.com/players/vasily-podkolzin

 

Edited April 18 by Visp

[Grandmaster]

Still waiting on details

 

 

[Bob Long]

It's great to see these zero risk moves, happy for Podz too.

[Grandmaster]

Ha! We posted this same time, lol

[Devron]

This makes Devron very happy 

[Canuck You]

Pretty sweet deal!

[Bob Long]

some great value contracts inked for next season with Suter, Podz, Hogs and Juulson. 

[Grandmaster]

https://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/2896113
 

The Vancouver Canucks signed forward Vasily Podkolzin to a two-year contract extension Thursday.

The deal is worth $1 million per season, according to The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun. 

Podkolzin, the 10th overall pick in 2019, made 18 appearances for the Canucks this season, managing two assists. He also recorded 28 points in 44 games for AHL Abbotsford. 

"We are happy with how hard Vasily has worked on his game to try and become a more consistent player," general manager Patrik Allvin said. "While there is still room for him to grow, starting the year in Abbotsford and working his way back up to Vancouver shows the type of commitment and dedication we want in all our players."

Podkolzin has 35 points in 136 NHL games since making his debut in 2021. He played three KHL seasons with SKA St. Petersburg before making the move to North America. 

The Canucks qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2020 this season after winning the Pacific Division.

[spook007]

Way to go Podz... good deal for Canucks going into the OEL re-cap era...

 

Let the good times roll

[Sell.the.team]

Really like his game since he's been back.  Glad we didn't give up on him or sell him off for scraps.  Hope he has a good playoffs!  We will need guys like him to contribute if we are going to go deep.

[CRAZY_4_NAZZY]

Big fan of this deal. I hope Podz can show what he can do in the playoffs, the way he plays and attention to detail screams big time clutch player.

 

He has all the tools and hockey IQ to be a complete 200 foot player.

[flickyoursedin]

Going to need him logging 3rd line minutes next year! Cap space is going to get tricky!

[CanuckMan]

19 minutes ago, Bob Long said:

some great value contracts inked for next season with Suter, Podz, Hogs and Juulson. 

We need all the help we can get with these cheaper deals for all the lingering big money contracts. Great to sign a home grown talent

[stawns]

If the team is going to stay in this window, they need young players on cheap contracts coming in and playing significant roles.........especially when handing out huge contracts to veteran players.

[Chickenspear]

[VegasCanuck]

Really good value. One way deal so he's definitely on Canucks main squad moving forward. He's looking good since they brought him back from Abbotsford, much more aggressive and confident.

[Snoop Hogg]

So happy he was extended and for cheap. I’m a big fan of his. I have a feeling he will have a strong playoffs for us this year.

[aGENT]

[Smashian Kassian]

Awesome, Allvin never stops cooking

 

Still think Podz has big upside in the long-run, just needs to work his way up step-by-step. Will have big opportunity next season for sure. Very happy with this.

[NoCupSyndrome]

1 hour ago, Bob Long said:

It's great to see these zero risk moves, happy for Podz too.

 

Plus, as a young guy, he can just go out and play knowing that he will be locked up for two more years. 

[Reg]

43 minutes ago, spook007 said:

Way to go Podz... good deal for Canucks going into the OEL re-cap era...

 

Let the good times roll

 

Smart timing by Allvin to coincide this contract extension for Podkolzin with the start of the playoffs.

[NoCupSyndrome]

18 minutes ago, VegasCanuck said:

Really good value. One way deal so he's definitely on Canucks main squad moving forward. He's looking good since they brought him back from Abbotsford, much more aggressive and confident.

 

Gotta think once the details become second nature, he'll start to break out a bit offensively. 

[Coconuts]

We'll need cheap young players, he should be one of them

[Canuck You]

PA is really no non-sense, He moves quick and if it doesn't work out he accepts his mistakes and makes another move like Kuzmenko.

[PureQuickness]

7 minutes ago, Canuck You said:

PA is really no non-sense, He moves quick and if it doesn't work out he accepts his mistakes and makes another move like Kuzmenko.

 

Podkolzin wasn't even his pick though.