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Position	Left Wing
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg)
NHL Team	Vancouver Canucks
Nationality	Canadian
Born	September 17 1985 (1985-09-17) (age 24), Calgary, Alberta
NHL Draft	51st overall, 2005 Vancouver Canucks
Pro Career	2007 – present

Mason Raymond (born September 17, 1985 in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Raymond was one of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL)'s top scorers, playing with the Camrose Kodiaks for two seasons. He posted a team-high 27 goals and 62 points, including 6 game winning goals, in his first junior season, then improved to a league-high 41 goals in 2004–05. The Kodiaks finished the AJHL season with a Rogers Wireless Cup as league champions and went on to also capture the the 2005 Doyle Cup as the Canadian Junior 'A' Pacific champions.

Raymond was drafted in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2nd round, 51st overall. Upon being drafted, Raymond joined the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA)'s University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs and was named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team. In his sophomore season, Raymond led the Bulldogs in scoring with team-highs of 14 goals, 32 assists and 46 points. Raymond's points total, good for third overall in the league, included a league-leading 28 powerplay points. He was twice anointed WCHA Player of the Week and was awarded the Mike Seiler Award, as the team’s Most Valuable Player.

Raymond chose to forego his final two years of college eligibility to turn pro and reported to the Canucks' minor league affiliate, the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League (AHL) to finish the 2006–07 AHL season. He scored his first AHL goal in his debut with the Moose on March 23, 2007 against the Grand Rapids Griffins.

The following season, Raymond made the Canucks' roster out of training camp and picked up his first NHL point in a season-opening losing effort against the San Jose Sharks on October 5, 2007. Nine games into the season, he was assigned to the Manitoba Moose, but was recalled in December and scored his first NHL goal in his first game back on December 12 against Jean-Sébastien Giguère of the Anaheim Ducks. Later that game, he also assisted on Moose teammate Jason Jaffray's first NHL goal.

Known for his skating ability, Raymond won the Canucks' fastest skater segment of the team's SuperSkills Competition with a time of 14.283 seconds. He finished his rookie NHL season appearing in 49 games with the Canucks and recording 21 points. Playing in his second season, Raymond was named to the sophomore team for the 2009 YoungStars Game in Montreal. After completing a 23-point regular season, he scored his first NHL playoff goal in game three of the second round against the Chicago Blackhawks, a 3–1 win for the Canucks.

Awards

• Named AJHL MVP in 2005.
• Won the AJHL Doyle Cup with the Camrose Kodiaks in 2005.
• Named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team in 2006.
• Awarded the Mike Seiler Award as the University of Minnesota-Duluth’s MVP in 2007.
• Named to the NHL YoungStars Game in 2009.

Career statistics

External links

• Mason Raymond's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database