Russian Abbotsford Canucks forward Vasily Podkolzin was released from the hospital after suffering an upper body injury. Journalist Ian McIntyre reported on his social networks.
The journalist wrote that he saw a hockey player near the ice rink where the Vancouver Canucks train.
On October 26, the Vancouver farm club defeated the Colorado Eagles by a score of 5:2 in an American Hockey League (AHL) match. At the end of the third period, Podkolzin collided with opposing defenseman Keaton Middleton, hit the boards and fell to the ice. The Russian was taken off the ice on a stretcher. Middleton was given a five-minute penalty for this segment.
Last season, Podkolzin appeared in 39 matches for Vancouver and scored 4 goals and 3 assists in these matches. He also spent part of the season with the Abbotsford Canucks. Vancouver failed to reach the play-offs in the tournament for the fourth consecutive year.
Podkolzin, SKA St. Moved from St. Petersburg to Vancouver. He was considered one of the top prospects in the 2019 National Hockey League Draft and was selected tenth overall by the Vancouver Canucks. He signed a three-year contract with the Canadian team on May 31, 2021.
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