The Binghamton Senators announced today that they have signed defensemen Josh Godfrey and Bob Raymond to one-year, two-way American Hockey League contracts.
Godfrey, 23, spent the majority of the 2010-11 season with the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL where he tallied 27 points (15 goals, 12 assists) and added 24 penalty minutes in 49 games.
The 6-foot-2, 210-pound defenseman has appeared in 22 AHL games with Chicago and Hershey, recording six points (six assists) and 23 penalty minutes.
A native of Collingwood, Ont., Godfrey was Washington’s second-round selection, 34th overall, in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
Raymond, 26, spent the 2010-11 regular season with the Florida Everblades of the ECHL where he tallied 33 points (eight goals, 25 assists) and added 68 penalty minutes in 72 games. He also registered a plus-26 rating while finishing the season ranked first among team defensemen in scoring.
The 5-foot-11, 185-pound Raymond signed a professional try-out contract with the B-Sens on Mar. 25 and appeared in nine playoff games. He posted two points (one goal, one assist), including the game-winning goal in the B-Sens’ 5-3 victory against the Portland Pirates in Game 2 of the 2011 Atlantic Division Finals.
A native of Lucknow, Ont., Raymond played four seasons (2005-09) at the Rochester Institute of Technology, collecting 41 points (12 goals, 29 assists) in 139 career games for the Tigers.
