Ray Timgren

Raymond Charles Timgren (September 29, 1928^[1] – November 25, 1999) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward, nicknamed the "Golden Boy". He played in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Chicago Black Hawks between 1948 and 1955.

Ray Timgren
Born	(1928-09-29)September 29, 1928 Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Died	November 25, 1999(1999-11-25) (aged 71) North York, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Toronto Maple Leafs Chicago Black Hawks
Playing career	1948–1955

Playing career

Timgren was born in Windsor, Ontario and started his National Hockey League career with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1949. He also played for the Chicago Black Hawks. He left the NHL after the 1954–55 season. He played for the Pittsburgh Hornets of the American Hockey League in 1956 before retiring from hockey. He won the Stanley Cup twice with the Toronto Maple Leafs, in 1949 and 1951.

Personal life

In the 1960s he was teaching with the North York Board of Education, and in 1964 was a vice principal at Sloane Ave Public School. "Do it now!" was one of his favorite sayings and he never put off what he could now! Ray was also Principal at Mallow Road Public School in Don Mills in the late 1960s - 1970s and then at Glen Rush Public School.

Timgren's parents emigrated to Canada from Terjärv, in Finland.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1944–45	Toronto Young Leafs	OHA		—	—	—	—	—		10	10	8	18	—
1946–47	Toronto Marlboros	OHA		20	20	7	27	6		2	2	3	5	0
1946–47	Toronto Dorsts	TMHL		13	17	15	32	5		12	11	15	26	4
1947–48	Toronto Marlboros	OHA		33	21	20	41	33		5	1	1	2	2
1948–49	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		36	3	12	15	9		9	3	3	6	2
1948–49	Toronto Marlboros	OHA Sr		26	6	22	28	27		—	—	—	—	—
1949–50	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		68	7	18	25	22		6	0	4	4	2
1950–51	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		70	1	9	10	20		11	0	1	1	2
1951–52	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		50	2	4	6	11		4	0	1	1	0
1951–52	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL		19	13	5	18	11		—	—	—	—	—
1952–53	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		12	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
1952–53	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL		50	16	12	28	23		10	2	0	2	0
1953–54	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL		70	22	30	52	27		5	1	1	2	2
1954–55	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL		14	1	1	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
1954–55	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL		45	12	13	25	24		10	3	4	7	2
1954–55	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		1	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1955–56	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL		8	0	4	4	13		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				192	63	64	127	98		25	6	5	11	4
NHL totals				251	14	44	58	70		30	3	9	12	6