| Position: | Left wing |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 170 |
| Played For: | Detroit Red Wings |
| Birth Date: | December 18, 1923 |
| Birth Place: | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Death Place: | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada |
| Career Start: | 1942 |
| Career End: | 1958 |
Nicholas "Nels" Podolsky, also spelled Podolski,[1] (December 18, 1923 - March 21, 2007) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played in one regular season and seven playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings during the 1948–49 season. Podolsky was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He died at Sault Ste. Marie in 2007.[2]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1942–43 | Montreal Junior Canadiens | QJAHA | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1942–43 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943–44 | Galt Red Wings | OHA | 26 | 25 | 16 | 41 | 54 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1944–45 | Halifax Navy | NSDHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1944–45 | Cornwallis Navy | NSDHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1945–46 | Omaha Knights | USHL | 44 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 64 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1946–47 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 61 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1947–48 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 68 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1948–49 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 64 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 92 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1949–50 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 52 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 67 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1950–51 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 19 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1951–52 | Edmonton Flyers | PCHL | 59 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 112 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1952–53 | St. Louis Flyers | AHL | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1952–53 | Shawinigan Cataracts | QSHL | 47 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1953–54 | Sherbrooke Saints | QSHL | 64 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 67 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1954–55 | Troy Bruins | IHL | 60 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 156 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | ||
| 1955–56 | Troy Bruins | IHL | 60 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 147 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1956–57 | Troy Bruins | IHL | 52 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHA Sr | 35 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| AHL totals | 382 | 82 | 101 | 183 | 364 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||