Ray Timgren
# Ray Timgren

Raymond Charles Timgren (September 29, 1928 – 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.

## 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 | 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 |
| 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 | AHL totals | AHL totals | 192 | 63 | 64 | 127 | 98 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 251 | 14 | 44 | 58 | 70 | 30 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 |
