Egor Denisovich Zamula (Russian: Егор Денисович Замула; born 30 March 2000) is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Early life
Zamula began playing ice hockey at the age of two, and says that his favourite player as a child was Victor Hedman.[1]
Playing career
Amateur
The Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League (WHL) selected Zamula 60th overall in the CHL Import Draft. After 38 games with the Pats, Zamula was placed on waivers, where he was claimed by the Calgary Hitmen.[2]
Professional
Zamula made his NHL debut with the Flyers on 27 April 2021, playing on a defensive line with Travis Sanheim in a game against the New Jersey Devils.[3] He became the fifth Flyer to debut during the 2020–21 NHL season, following Maksim Sushko, Tanner Laczynski, Wade Allison, and Jackson Cates.[4]
Entering his sixth season within the Flyers organization in 2025–26, Zamula registered one assist through 13 appearances before he was demoted and re-assigned to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL). Following three games with Lehigh Valley, Zamula was traded by the Flyers to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Philip Tomasino on 31 December 2025. Remaining in the AHL, Zamula was immediately re-assigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the AHL.[5] However, Zamula failed to report to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, and he was suspended by the Penguins on 4 January 2026;[6] The following day, the Penguins placed him on waivers to terminate his contract.[7] After clearing waivers and having his contract terminated, he signed a one-year contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets for the remainder of the season on 6 January.[8]
International play
Zamula represented Russia at the 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, where he averaged 22:23 of ice time per game, the most of any player for Russia, Canada, the US, Sweden, or Finland. He scored 2 goals and 3 assists in 7 games with Russia, who eventually lost the gold medal match to Canada.[9]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2017–18 | Regina Pats | WHL | 38 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 31 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 61 | 10 | 46 | 56 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | Calgary Hitmen | WHL | 28 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 25 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 58 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 44 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 66 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 63 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2025–26 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2025–26 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2025–26 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 188 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Russia | U18 | 6th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2020 | Russia | WJC | 
|
7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | ||||
References
- ^ Appleyard, Alexander (30 January 2020). “Flyers Q&As: Checking in with Bobby Brink, Cam York and Yegor Zamula as they keep their eyes on the big club”. The Athletic. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Wheeler, Scott (29 December 2019). “From the fringes to the forefront: The rise of Flyers prospect Yegor Zamula”. The Athletic. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Hall, Jordan (26 April 2021). “Exciting Flyers prospect goes from undrafted to NHL debut”. NBC Sports Philadelphia. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Carchidi, Sam (26 April 2021). “Tanner Laczynski will miss the rest of the Flyers’ season; Egor Zamula to make his NHL debut”. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ “Penguins acquire Egor Zamula in exchange for Philip Tomasino”. Pittsburgh Penguins. 31 December 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ^ Damp, Patrick (4 January 2026). “Penguins reportedly suspend newly-acquired defenseman Egor Zamula”. CBS News.
- ^ “Penguins D Zamula on unconditional waivers after failing to report to AHL”. tsn.ca. 5 January 2026.
- ^ Newland, Jason (6 January 2026). “Blue Jackets Sign Russian Defenseman Egor Zamula”. The Hockey News.
- ^ Appleyard, Alexander (8 January 2020). “World juniors in review: Analyzing how Yegor Zamula and the Flyers prospects fared on the global stage”. The Athletic. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database