Ray Podloski
# 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.

Podloski died of complications from a heart attack in 2018 at the age of 52.

## Career statistics

### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | 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 | AUT/EBEL totals | AUT/EBEL totals | 366 | 193 | 277 | 470 | 219 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |

### International

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