Ottawa adds Lawson

The Ottawa Senators, parent club of the AHL’s Binghamton Senators, announced today that the club has signed goaltender Nathan Lawson to a one-year, two-way contract.

Lawson, 28, spent the 2011-12 campaign with the American Hockey League’s Hamilton Bulldogs. In 44 games with the Montreal Canadiens’ affiliate, he posted a record of 19-17-4 with a 2.57 goals-against average and a .914 save percentage while recording five shutouts, the most of his professional career.

Prior to joining the Bulldogs, the Calgary native spent the previous three seasons in the New York Islanders organization, playing primarily with the Islanders’ AHL affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. He made his National Hockey League debut with the Islanders during the 2010-11 campaign and posted a record of 1-4-2 over 10 games with New York that season.

The 6-foot-2, 190-pound Lawson has played in 127 AHL games over five professional seasons, compiling a record of 60-47-13 with eight shutouts. He was named to the AHL All-Rookie Team in 2008-09.

four professional seasons, including 10 NHL games with the Islanders and 127 AHL games with Bridgeport and Hamilton.