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Oilers Sign Vasily Podkolzin to Three-Year, $2.95 Million-AAV Extension

The pact removes a 2026 arbitration case to push his UFA window to 2029.

Nov 23, 2024; Edmonton, Alberta, CAN; Edmonton Oilers forward Vasily Podkolzin (92) celebrates after scoring a goal during the first period against the New York Rangers at Rogers Place. Mandatory Credit: Perry Nelson-Imagn Images
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Overview

  • Edmonton announced the extension at a $2.95 million cap hit per year, with reporting placing the total at $8.85 million including a $1 million annual signing bonus and $1.95 million base salary.
  • The deal keeps the 24-year-old under contract through the 2028–29 season, avoiding restricted free agency next summer and setting unrestricted free agency for 2029.
  • Podkolzin played all 82 games last season for the Oilers with 8 goals and 24 points, led the team with 211 hits, logged penalty-kill minutes, and spent stretches on Leon Draisaitl’s wing.
  • Edmonton acquired the 2019 10th-overall pick from Vancouver in summer 2024 for a fourth-round pick after he had signed a two-year Canucks deal in April 2024 that he never played under.
  • Roster math cited in analysis shows roughly $62 million committed to 12 players for 2026–27, leaving over $42 million in projected space that could shift depending on future moves, including any Connor McDavid extension.