| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 8 |
| Weight Lb: | 180 |
| Played For: | Detroit Red Wings |
| Birth Date: | September 9, 1923 |
| Birth Place: | Portsmouth, Ontario, Canada |
| Career Start: | 1943 |
| Career End: | 1955 |
Edward George Nicholson (September 9, 1923 - January 15, 1987) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played in one National Hockey League game for the Detroit Red Wings during the 1947–48 season, on March 21, 1948 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1943 to 1955, was spent in various minor leagues.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1943–44 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHA Sr | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1944–45 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHA Sr | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1945–46 | Army Engineers | SCO | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 57 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1947–48 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 65 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1947–48 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 19468–49 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 65 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1949–50 | St. Louis Flyers | AHL | 70 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1950–51 | St. Louis Flyers | AHL | 68 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1951–52 | St. Louis Flyers | AHL | 50 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1952–53 | Kingston Goodyears | OSRB | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1953–54 | Kingston Goodyears | OSHA-B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1954–55 | Kingston Goodyears | OSHA-B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 375 | 34 | 104 | 138 | 268 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||