IMAGE INFORMATION
EditRaymond Charles "Golden Boy" Timgren - Born September 29, 1928 in Windsor, Ontario – Died November 25, 1999 in North York, Ontario was a Canadian ice Hockey left winger and coach.
- Toronto Mercantile Hockey League Champion 1947 with Toronto Dorsts.
- Stanley Cup Champion 1949, 1951 with Toronto Maple Leafs.
- F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Champion 1953, 1955 with Pittsburgh Hornets.
- Calder Cup Champion 1955 with Pittsburgh Hornets.
Timgren played his junior Hockey with the Toronto Young Leafs from 1943 to 1945 and then the Toronto Marlboros Jr. A from 1945 to 1948. Timgren also played for the Toronto Dorsets during the 1946-47 season.
Timgren jumped to the Toronto Marlboros senior team for the 1948-49 season, but after playing 26 games, he was called up to the NHL.
Timgren made his NHL debut with the Toronto Maple Leafs on December 18, 1948 vs New York Rangers at Maple Leaf Gardens in a 3-3 tie.
Timgren scored his 1st NHL goal vs Harry Lumley of Detroit Red Wings at 12:18 of 1st period on Christmas day, December 25, 1948 at Maple Leafs Gardens in a 2-1 Toronto win.
Timgren played with Max Bentley & Joe Klukay in Toronto on what was nicknamed "The Three Feathers" line as all 3 of them were lightweights in size and weight. Timgren scored 3 goals, 12 assists in 36 games during his first regular season, and 3 goals, 3 assists in the 1949 playoffs, including a goal and assist in final game, helping the Maple Leafs win the 1949 Stanley Cup Championship.
Timgren was nicknamed "Golden Boy" because of the color of his hair.
Timgren was a Maple Leaf full time the next season, scoring 7 goals, 18 assists during the season. The 1950-51 season saw Timgren score only 1 goal and 9 assists during the regular season and only 1 assist in 11 playoff games, as the Maple Leafs won the 1951 Stanley Cup championship.
Timgren played 50 games for the Maple Leafs in the 1951-52 season, scoring just 2 goals, 4 assists and was sent down to their farm team, the AHL Pittsburgh Hornets, where he scored 13 goals, 5 assists in the final 19 games of the season, helping them win their 1st F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy as AHL West Division champions, and then returned to the Maple Leafs for the 1952 NHL playoffs.
Timgren started the 1952-53 season with the Maple Leafs, but after getting 0 points in 12 games, was sent back to Pittsburgh, where he played for the next 2 seasons, helping them reach the 1953 Calder Cup finals. He had a career year as a pro there, scoring 22 gaols, 30 assists for the Hornets during the 1953-54 season.
The Maple Leafs traded Timgren to the Chicago Black Hawks for Jack Price, October 4, 1954. Timgren played just 14 games for the Black Hawks before they loaned him back to the Pittsburgh Hornets in November, where he finished the season, helping the Hornets finish first overall in the regular season, winning the F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy. He scored 12 goals, 13 assists during the AHL regular season, and then he scored 3 goals, 4 assists during the playoffs, as the Hornets won the 1955 Calder Cup championship.
Timgren started the 1955-56 season with the Hornets, but retired from Hockey after just 8 games in 1955, and then started to coach Hockey
Timgren later started 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.