Vancouver Canucks forward Mason Raymond is looking for a $2.2 million raise.
The Cochrane, Alberta native filed for salary arbitration with the National Hockey League and NHLPA on Monday.
Raymond earned $760,000 last year with Vancouver and after enjoying a career year, he could be awarded as much as $3 million per season.
During the 2009-10 season, Raymond posted 53 points in his third year playing in the NHL. The 24-year-old, 6-0 foot, 182-pound winger had 25 goals and 28 assists in 82 games.
Raymond recorded a natural hat-trick in a 5-1 victory against Canucks rivals, the Calgary Flames, on December 27, 2009.
He played in 12 playoff games last season, recording four points before the Canucks were eliminated in the Conference Semi-Finals by the Stanley Cup Champions, the Chicago Blackhawks.
After the second-round let-down, Raymond joined Team Canada's roster for the qualification round of the 2010 IIHF World Hockey Championships in Germany.
In 2010, Raymond also took home the Fred J. Hume Award as the team's "unsung hero." The award winner is chosen by the Vancouver Canuck's Booster Club and has been given since the team's inaugural season in 1970-71.
Raymond has padded his resume in his three seasons playing with the Canucks and five years in the organization. He was drafted 51st overall in the 2005 NHL Entry draft.
The NHL and the NHLPA will schedule Raymond's salary arbitration dates on Tuesday. Cases will be heard between July 20 and August 5.
However, Raymond can still choose to sign a new deal with the Canucks if a suitable offer is presented before a ruling is handed down on his case.
The Canucks did extend a qualifying offer to Raymond on June 28 in order to retain his negotiating right through the NHL free agency this summer.
Raymond's qualifying offer from the Canucks was $700,000, but after his breakout season, he turned it down.
Other free agents to file for salary arbitration on Monday were the Edmonton Oilers Gilbert Brule, the Washington Capitals Jeff Schultz and the Atlanta Thrashers Andrew Ladd.
