Ray Cullen

{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (1941–2021)}}

{{One source|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image =

| image_size = 230px

| played_for = New York Rangers
Detroit Red Wings
Minnesota North Stars
Vancouver Canucks

| league = NHL

| position = Centre

| shoots = Right

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 178

| birth_date = {{birth date|1941|9|20}}

| birth_place = St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

| death_date={{death date and age|2021|3|14|1941|9|20}}

|death_place=London, Ontario, Canada

| career_start = 1965

| career_end = 1971

}}

Raymond Murray Cullen (September 20, 1941 – March 14, 2021) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played six seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars and Vancouver Canucks. Prior to joining the NHL, Cullen played several seasons in different minor leagues, being named to the First All-Star Team in his only seasons in both the EHL and CPHL, as well as being named the EHL rookie of the year. He also was the winner of the Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as the rookie of the year in the American Hockey League in 1964–65. Ray's older brothers, Brian and Barry, also played in the NHL.

Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Cullen was the owner of Ray Cullen Chevrolet Buick GMC dealership in London, Ontario. He died on March 14, 2021, at the age of 79.{{cite web| url = https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/ray-cullen-dies-but-his-jingle-and-hockey-past-remembered-1.5950515| title = Ray Cullen dies but his jingle and hockey past remembered {{!}} CBC News}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="5"|Regular season

! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|

! colspan="5"|Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

1958–59

| St. Catharines Teepees

| OHA

| 54

19143346

| 7

1120
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| 1959–60

| St. Catharines Teepees

| OHA

| 48

48297760

| 17

15173220
1960–61

| St. Catharines Teepees

| OHA

| 45

24507456

| 6

22410
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| 1961–62

| St. Catherines Teepees

| OHA

| 50

36427863

| 6

4260
1962–63

| Knoxville Knights

| EHL

| 67

664310932

| 5

4150
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| 1963–64

| St. Louis Braves

| CPHL

| 63

46529824

| —

1964–65

| Buffalo Bisons

| AHL

| 70

28366418

| 9

36917
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| 1965–66

| New York Rangers

| NHL

| 8

1340

| —

1965–66

| Baltimore Clippers

| AHL

| 63

27467340

| —

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| 1966–67

| Detroit Red Wings

| NHL

| 27

88168

| —

1966–67

| Pittsburgh Hornets

| AHL

| 28

1514298

| —

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| 1967–68

| Minnesota North Stars

| NHL

| 67

28255318

| 14

2682
1968–69

| Minnesota North Stars

| NHL

| 67

26386444

| —

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| 1969–70

| Minnesota North Stars

| NHL

| 74

1728458

| 6

1450
1970–71

| Vancouver Canucks

| NHL

| 70

12213342

| —

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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 313 !! 92 !! 123 !! 215 !! 120

! 20 !! 3 !! 10 !! 13 !! 2

Awards

=EHL=

class="wikitable"

! Award

! Year(s)

EHL First All-Star Team

| 1962–63

EHL Rookie of the Year

| 1962–63

=CPHL=

class="wikitable"

! Award

! Year(s)

CPHL First All-Star Team

| 1963–64

=AHL=

class="wikitable"

! Award

! Year(s)

Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award

| 1964–65

See also

References

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