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Ray Podloski
Raymond Sidney Podloski (January 5, 1966 – May 29, 2018) was a Canadian-Austrian professional ice hockey player. He played eight games in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins during the 1988–89 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1986 to 2005, was mainly spent in Europe. Internationally Podloski played for the Canadian national team for a time, before gaining Austrian citizenship and playing for the Austrian national team at the 1999 World Championship.
| Ray Podloski | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | January 5, 1966 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Died | May 29, 2018 (aged 52) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Boston Bruins | ||
| National team | Canada and Austria | ||
| NHL Draft | 40th overall, 1984 Boston Bruins | ||
| Playing career | 1986–2005 | ||
Podloski died of complications from a heart attack in 2018 at the age of 52.[1][2]
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1982–83 | Red Deer Rustlers | AJHL | 59 | 49 | 48 | 97 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1982–83 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1982–83 | Portland Winterhawks | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983–84 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 66 | 46 | 50 | 96 | 44 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 14 | ||
| 1984–85 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 67 | 63 | 75 | 138 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 1985–86 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 66 | 59 | 75 | 134 | 68 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 1985–86 | Portland Winterhawks | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1986–87 | Moncton Golden Flames | AHL | 70 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||
| 1987–88 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 36 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19 | ||
| 1988–89 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 71 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Canadian National Team | Intl | 58 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | EHC 80 Nürnberg | GER-2 | 34 | 45 | 44 | 89 | 38 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 20 | ||
| 1991–92 | EHC 80 Nürnberg | GER-2 | 41 | 31 | 48 | 79 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Klagenfurter AC | AUT | 49 | 35 | 50 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | HC Bolzano | ITA | 17 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 1993–94 | HC Bolzano | ALP | 26 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | EHC Lustenau | AUT | 23 | 21 | 10 | 31 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Asiago | ITA | 6 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | EHC Lustenau | AUT | 33 | 25 | 38 | 63 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | EHC Lustenau | AUT-2 | 24 | 47 | 47 | 94 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | EC Kapfenberg | AUT | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | EC Kapfenberg | AUT | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 18 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Villacher SV | AUT | 56 | 32 | 39 | 71 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Vojens IK | DEN | 25 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | EHC Lustenau | AUT | 32 | 21 | 44 | 65 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | EHC Lustenau | AUT | 27 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 45 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Black Wings Linz | AUT | 42 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | Vienna Capitals | EBEL | 41 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Vienna Capitals | EBEL | 48 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AUT/EBEL totals | 366 | 193 | 277 | 470 | 219 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | ||||
| NHL totals | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International edit
References edit
- ^ "International: Große Trauer um Ray Podloski – Hockey-News.info" (in German). 29 May 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ "Raymond PODLOSKI Obituary (2018) - Edmonton, AB - Edmonton Journal". Legacy.com.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database