Ray Cullen

Ray Cullen
Born	(1941-09-20) September 20, 1941 St. Catharines, ON, CAN
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Right
Played for	Vancouver Canucks Minnesota North Stars Detroit Red Wings New York Rangers
Playing career	1965–1971

Raymond Murray Cullen (born September 20, 1941) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 313 games in the National Hockey League. 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 is currently the owner of Ray Cullen Chevrolet Buick GMC dealership (www.raycullen.com)in London, Ontario.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1958–59	St. Catharines Teepees	OHA	54	19	14	33	46	7	1	1	2	0
1959–60	St. Catharines Teepees	OHA	48	48	29	77	60	17	15	17	32	20
1960–61	St. Catharines Teepees	OHA	45	24	50	74	56	6	2	2	4	10
1961–62	St. Catherines Teepees	OHA	50	36	42	78	63	6	4	2	6	0
1962–63	Knoxville Knights	EHL	67	66	43	109	32	5	4	1	5	0
1963–64	St. Louis Braves	CPHL	63	46	52	98	24	—	—	—	—	—
1964–65	Buffalo Bisons	AHL	70	28	36	64	18	9	3	6	9	17
1965–66	New York Rangers	NHL	8	1	3	4	0	—	—	—	—	—
1965–66	Baltimore Clippers	AHL	63	27	46	73	40	—	—	—	—	—
1966–67	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	27	8	8	16	8	—	—	—	—	—
1966–67	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL	28	15	14	29	8	—	—	—	—	—
1967–68	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	67	28	25	53	18	14	2	6	8	2
1968–69	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	67	26	38	64	44	—	—	—	—	—
1969–70	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	74	17	28	45	8	6	1	4	5	0
1970–71	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	70	12	21	33	42	—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals			161	70	96	166	66	9	3	6	9	17
NHL totals			313	92	123	215	120	20	3	10	13	2

Awards

EHL

Award	Year(s)
EHL First All-Star Team	1962–63
EHL Rookie of the Year	1962–63

CPHL

Award	Year(s)
CPHL First All-Star Team	1963–64

AHL

Award	Year(s)
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award	1964–65

External links

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