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 seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2001–02Burlington CougarsOPJHL42211138—————
2002–03Burlington CougarsOPJHL151564—————
2005–06R.I.T.NCAA3024628—————
2006–07R.I.T.AHA3426830—————
2007–08R.I.T.AHA372101240—————
2008–09R.I.T.AHA38691528—————
2009–10StrasbourgFRA2646102661126
2010–11Florida EverbladesECHL72825336841122
2010–11Binghamton SenatorsAHL—————91122
2011–12Binghamton SenatorsAHL3804410—————
2011–12Florida EverbladesECHL233912121828106
2012–13Florida EverbladesECHL308111925—————
2012–13Charlotte CheckersAHL44414181652242
2013–14Iserlohn RoostersDEL52720273291340
2014–15Adler MannheimDEL482111314152242
2015–16Iserlohn RoostersDEL511215277061120
2016–17EC Red Bull SalzburgEBEL54424283920110
2017–18EC Red Bull SalzburgEBEL5410213152192576
2018–19EC Red Bull SalzburgEBEL5461521231315614
2019–20Iserlohn RoostersDEL52571242—————
2020–21Iserlohn RoostersDEL33214161430112
2021–22Löwen FrankfurtDEL251523282100000
AHL totals824182226143364

Awards and honours

AwardYear
College
All-Atlantic Hockey Third Team2007–08
All-Atlantic Hockey Second Team2008–09
ECHL
All-Rookie Team2010–11
Kelly Cup (Florida Everblades)2011–12
AHL
Calder Cup (Binghamton Senators)2010–11
DEL
Champion (Adler Mannheim)2014–15

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