Last night, Edmonton Oilers forward Vasily Podkolzin shared a special moment with Kraken defenseman Brandon Montour after shared family tragedies. Earlier this season Vasily Podkolzin suffered the unimaginable loss of his father just before the Edmonton Oilers season began. <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/edmonton-oilers/edmonton-oilers-forward-vasily-podkolzin-to-take-a-leave-of-absence-after-sudden-family-tragedy' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Podkolzin returned home to Russia for a short time</a> before returning to Edmonton to join the Oilers for the start of their season. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/edmontonoilers/status/1970984246916546800'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> Similarly, Kraken defenseman Brandon Montour stepped away from his team after the sudden passing of his brother Cameron Montour. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/seattlekraken/status/1982163753019027474'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> Montour made his return against the Edmonton Oilers last night leading to a heartwarming moment between the two players who did not know one another off the ice. <h3>Vasily Podkolzin Shares Heartfelt Moment With Brandon Montour</h3> Ahead of last night's puck drop, Podkolzin went up to Montour and shared his condolences while clearly showing emotion remembering his own struggles just weeks earlier. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/ginohard_/status/1982305069732397376'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/playnowsports/status/1982306216127737970'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> Losing a family member, especially one as directly related as a father or a brother, is a loss that is incomprehensible unless you have experienced it before. In this moment, these two fantastic athletes were able to understand one another and shared a moment between them that likely no one else in the world could have understood in that moment consoling one another before competing at the highest level. This moment between Podkolzin and Montour truly shows how much of a brotherhood and family the NHL can be even when two players are from different teams. In the game, the Kraken would take things down with a 3-2 victory in the intense divisional matchup. Now, both Montour and Podkolzin will move forward with greater respect for one another as they both look to honor and celebrate the lives of those they recently lost for the rest of the season.