Joseph Rodolph "Ray" Miron (March 20, 1923 – August 28, 2015) was an owner of the new Central Hockey League (CHL), as well as a National Hockey League (NHL) executive, serving in the Toronto Maple Leafs organization and as general manager of the NHL's Colorado Rockies.
Miron co-founded the CHL with Bill Levins in 1992, under the concept of central ownership of all the teams.
After the CHL merged with the competing Western Professional Hockey League, the trophy was renamed to the "Ray Miron President's Cup."
In 2004, Miron was awarded the Lester Patrick Trophy by the NHL,[1] a recognition he described as his "greatest hockey accomplishment."
While working in a Canadian plant during World War II, Miron was in a mustard gas accident.