The Edmonton Oilers are keeping Vasily Podkolzin around for the next four seasons.

On Tuesday morning, the team announced that they had signed Podkolzin to a three-year contract extension that carries a cap hit of $2.95 million. The 24-year-old Russian forward is entering the final season of a two-year, $2 million deal.

Podkolzin was set to become an RFA next summer. This new contract will keep him in the Alberta capital through the 2028-29 NHL season,

Podkolzin notched eight goals and 24 points in his first season with the Oilers last year. His best season came in his rookie year in 2021-22 with the Vancouver Canucks, where he managed to score 14 goals and 26 points.

The former first-round pick of the Canucks has been able to revive his career in Edmonton. Podkolzin was traded to the

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