Raymond Murray Cullen (born September 20, 1941) is a Canadian retired 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 |
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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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 |
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NHL totals | 313 | 92 | 123 | 215 | 120 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2 |
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Awards
EHL
Award | Year(s) |
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EHL First All-Star Team | 1962–63 |
EHL Rookie of the Year | 1962–63 |
CPHL
Award | Year(s) |
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CPHL First All-Star Team | 1963–64 |
AHL
Award | Year(s) |
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Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award | 1964–65 |