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 (1966-01-05)January 5, 1966
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Died May 29, 2018(2018-05-29) (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

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Regular season and playoffs

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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

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Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1999 Austria WC 6 1 0 1 2
Senior totals 6 1 0 1 2

References

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  1. ^ "International: Große Trauer um Ray Podloski – Hockey-News.info" (in German). 29 May 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Raymond PODLOSKI Obituary (2018) - Edmonton, AB - Edmonton Journal". Legacy.com.
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