Bobby Raymond

Robert Raymond (born August 7, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for Gyergyói HK of the Erste Liga in Romania.

Playing career Raymond attended the Rochester Institute of Technology where he played four seasons of NCAA Division I college hockey with the RIT Tigers men's ice hockey team.

He played for the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL) on loan from the Florida Everblades of the ECHL during the 2012–13 season.

On June 14, 2013, Raymond signed a one-year contract as a free agent abroad in Germany with the Iserlohn Roosters of the DEL. In the 2013–14 season with the Roosters, Raymond was a fixture on the blueline and compiled a productive 27 points in 52 games. After a post-season exit in the first round of the playoffs, Raymond announced signing a one-year contract with fellow DEL competitors, Adler Mannheim on April 4, 2014.

In his only season with Mannheim in 2014–15, Raymond suffered a dip in his offensive production from the blueline; however helped the club to win the 6th Championship in franchise history. On June 16, 2015, Raymond opted to return to the Iserlohn Roosters on a one-year contract. He enjoyed another productive season, with 27 points including 12 goals, tied for league lead for most goals by a defenseman.

After three seasons in Germany, Raymond left as a free agent to sign in the Neighboring Austrian EBEL with reigning Champions, EC Red Bull Salzburg, on a one-year deal on June 10, 2016.

On July 4, 2019, Raymond returned for his third stint in the DEL with Iserlohn, signing a two-year contract with the Roosters. Prior to the 2019–20 season, Raymond was announced as team captain. In June 2021, Raymond was signed by the Löwen Frankfurt from the DEL2. With the Löwen, he won the DEL2 championship in spring 2022, which was associated with promotion of the team to the DEL. Raymond was not re-signed, and he then moved to France to join the Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble, where he helped the team win the Coupe de France. Raymond started the 2023/24 season without a club. He kept fit with a senior team in Canada until he was signed by Gyergyói HK from the First League in January 2024, with whom he reached the semifinals. He returned to Gyergyói HK for the start of the 2024/2025 season.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2001–02 Burlington Cougars OPJHL 42 2 11 13 8 — — — — — 2002–03 Burlington Cougars OPJHL 15 1 5 6 4 — — — — — 2005–06 R.I.T. NCAA 30 2 4 6 28 — — — — — 2006–07 R.I.T. AHA 34 2 6 8 30 — — — — — 2007–08 R.I.T. AHA 37 2 10 12 40 — — — — — 2008–09 R.I.T. AHA 38 6 9 15 28 — — — — — 2009–10 Strasbourg FRA 26 4 6 10 26 6 1 1 2 6 2010–11 Florida Everblades ECHL 72 8 25 33 68 4 1 1 2 2 2010–11 Binghamton Senators AHL — — — — — 9 1 1 2 2 2011–12 Binghamton Senators AHL 38 0 4 4 10 — — — — — 2011–12 Florida Everblades ECHL 23 3 9 12 12 18 2 8 10 6 2012–13 Florida Everblades ECHL 30 8 11 19 25 — — — — — 2012–13 Charlotte Checkers AHL 44 4 14 18 16 5 2 2 4 2 2013–14 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 52 7 20 27 32 9 1 3 4 0 2014–15 Adler Mannheim DEL 48 2 11 13 14 15 2 2 4 2 2015–16 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 51 12 15 27 70 6 1 1 2 0 2016–17 EC Red Bull Salzburg EBEL 54 4 24 28 39 2 0 1 1 0 2017–18 EC Red Bull Salzburg EBEL 54 10 21 31 52 19 2 5 7 6 2018–19 EC Red Bull Salzburg EBEL 54 6 15 21 23 13 1 5 6 14 2019–20 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 52 5 7 12 42 — — — — — 2020–21 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 33 2 14 16 14 3 0 1 1 2 2021–22 Löwen Frankfurt DEL2 51 5 23 28 21 0 0 0 0 0 AHL totals 82 4 18 22 26 14 3 3 6 4

Awards and honours Award Year College All-Atlantic Hockey Third Team 2007–08 All-Atlantic Hockey Second Team 2008–09 ECHL All-Rookie Team 2010–11 Kelly Cup (Florida Everblades) 2011–12 AHL Calder Cup (Binghamton Senators) 2010–11 DEL Champion (Adler Mannheim) 2014–15