Career
Timgren started his National Hockey League career with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1949. He also played for the Chicago Black Hawks. He left the National Hockey League after the 1955 season.
He played for the Pittsburgh Hornets of the AHL in 1956 before retiring from hockey.
In the 1960s he was teaching with the North York Board of Education, and in 1964 was a vice principal at Sloane Avenue 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 60"s - 70"s and then at Glen Rush Public School.
Timgrens parents emigrated to Canada from Teerijärvi, Finland.
