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 seasonPlayoffs 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