Mathieu Garon
Mathieu Garon | |||
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Born |
Chandler, QC, CAN | January 9, 1978||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 193 lb (88 kg; 13 st 11 lb) | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Catches | Right | ||
NHL team Former teams |
Columbus Blue Jackets Montreal Canadiens Los Angeles Kings Edmonton Oilers Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
National team |
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NHL draft |
44th overall, 1996 Montreal Canadiens | ||
Playing career | 1997–present |
Mathieu Garon (born January 9, 1978 in Chandler, Quebec) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 44th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. Garon has also played for the Los Angeles Kings, the Edmonton Oilers, and the Pittsburgh Penguins, with whom he won the Stanley Cup in 2009.
Playing career
Garon spent his junior career with the Victoriaville Tigres of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). In three seasons with the Tigres, Garon posted a 74-63-5 record. At the conclusion of the 1997-98 season, the last of his junior career, he won the Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy as the best goaltender in the QMJHL and was named to the QMJHL First All-Star Team. He was also named CHL Goaltender of the Year as the top goalie in Canadian major-junior hockey and to the CHL First All-Star team. Garon also played for Team Canada at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Finland.
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After being drafted by the Canadiens in the second round in 1996, Garon spent the first five seasons of his professional career playing primarily with the Canadiens' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliates, which included the Fredericton Canadiens, the Quebec Citadelles, and the Hamilton Bulldogs. He was called-up for brief stints with the Canadiens before he won the full-time back-up job with the team for the 2003-04 season. He played 19 games behind José Théodore that season, posting an 8-6-2 record, a 2.27 goals against average (GAA) and .921 save percentage.
In the summer of 2004 Garon was traded with a 3rd round draft pick to the Los Angeles Kings for Radek Bonk and Cristobal Huet. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout he played with the Kings' AHL affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs, posting an impressive 32-14-4 record, 2.12 GAA, .927 save percentage and 8 shutouts. This helped earn him the starting job with the Kings when NHL play resumed for the 2005-06 season. However, Garon struggled in the number one role and was relegated to the back-up position for the 2006-07 season.
Following the 2006-07 season, Garon became an unrestricted free agent and on July 3, 2007, signed a two-year, $2.2 million contract with the Edmonton Oilers.[1] He split time with incumbent starter Dwayne Roloson and Garon's strong play earned him 47 appearances through which he posted a 2.66 GAA, .913 save percentage, and 4 shutouts. Despite his efforts, the Oilers failed to qualify for the playoffs. However, Garon earned praise for going a perfect 10-0 in shootouts that season, stopping a remarkable 30 of 32 shot attempts in the process.[2]
Garon was named to Canada's roster for the 2008 IIHF World Championship in Quebec City and Halifax, though he did not receive any playing time behind Cam Ward and Pascal Leclaire as Canada won the silver medal.[3]
Roloson re-emerged as Edmonton's undisputed starter in 2008-09 and on January 17, 2009 Garon was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Ryan Stone, Dany Sabourin, and the Penguins' 4th round pick in the 2011 NHL draft.[4] Garon saw limited action behind starter Marc-André Fleury, who backstopped the Penguins to their third Stanley Cup championship, defeating the Detroit Red Wings in a 7-game rematch of the previous year's final. Garon's only appearance in the playoffs came in Game 5 of the finals in relief of Fleury.
On July 1, 2009, Garon again became an unrestricted free agent and signed a two-year deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets, worth $1.2 million per season. In his first season with the Blue Jackets, Garon appeared in 35 games and posted a 12-9-6 record backing-up Steve Mason, the winner of the 2009 Calder Memorial Trophy.
Career statistics
Regular season
Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T/OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |
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1995-96 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 51 | 18 | 27 | 0 | 2709 | 189 | 1 | 4.19 | — |
1996-97 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 53 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 3032 | 150 | 6 | 2.97 | .909 |
1997–98 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 47 | 27 | 18 | 2 | 2802 | 125 | 5 | 2.68 | .909 |
1998-99 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 40 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 2222 | 114 | 3 | 3.08 | .904 |
1999-00 | Quebec Citadelles | AHL | 53 | 17 | 28 | 3 | 2884 | 149 | 2 | 3.10 | .898 |
2000–01 | Quebec Citadelles | AHL | 31 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 1768 | 86 | 1 | 2.92 | .920 |
2000–01 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 589 | 24 | 2 | 2.44 | .897 |
2001–02 | Quebec Citadelles | AHL | 50 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 2988 | 136 | 2 | 2.73 | .918 |
2001–02 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 261 | 19 | 0 | 4.37 | .871 |
2002–03 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 20 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1150 | 34 | 4 | 1.77 | .937 |
2002–03 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 482 | 16 | 2 | 1.99 | .940 |
2003–04 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 19 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1003 | 38 | 0 | 2.27 | .921 |
2004–05 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 52 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 2969 | 105 | 8 | 2.12 | .927 |
2005–06 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 63 | 31 | 26 | 3 | 3446 | 185 | 4 | 3.22 | .894 |
2006–07 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 32 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1779 | 79 | 2 | 2.66 | .907 |
2007–08 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 47 | 26 | 18 | 1 | 2658 | 118 | 4 | 2.66 | .913 |
2008–09 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 15 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 815 | 43 | 0 | 3.17 | .895 |
2008–09 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 206 | 10 | 0 | 2.91 | .894 |
2009–10 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 35 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1771 | 83 | 2 | 2.81 | .903 |
NHL totals | 239 | 106 | 92 | 16 | 13010 | 615 | 16 | 2.84 | .904 | ||
AHL totals | 246 | 115 | 94 | 24 | 13981 | 624 | 20 | 2.68 | .915 | ||
QMJHL totals | 151 | 74 | 63 | 5 | 8543 | 464 | 12 | 3.26 | — |
Playoffs
Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |
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1995-96 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 12 | 7 | 4 | 676 | 38 | 1 | 3.37 | — |
1996-97 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 330 | 23 | 0 | 4.18 | — |
1997-98 | Victoriaville Tigres | QMJHL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 345 | 22 | 0 | 3.83 | — |
1998-99 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 208 | 12 | 0 | 3.46 | .911 |
1999–00 | Quebec Citadelles | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 9.00 | .833 |
2000–01 | Quebec Citadelles | AHL | 8 | 4 | 4 | 459 | 22 | 1 | 2.88 | .933 |
1999–00 | Quebec Citadelles | AHL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 198 | 12 | 0 | 3.64 | .874 |
2003–04 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 |
2004–05 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 285 | 17 | 0 | 3.58 | .893 |
2008–09 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 |
NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | ||
AHL totals | 24 | 7 | 12 | 1170 | 66 | 1 | 3.38 | .910 | ||
QMJHL totals | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1351 | 83 | 1 | 3.69 | — |
References
- ^ "Oilers sign free agent goaltender Mathieu Garon". Oilers.NHL.com. 2007-07-03. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
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(help) - ^ "Oilers' Garon ties shootout record". TSN. 2008-03-03. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
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(help) - ^ "Canadian roster takes shape for world championship". TSN. 2008-04-25. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
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(help) - ^ "Oilers trade Garon to Penguins for Sabourin". CBC Sports. 2009-01-17. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
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- 1978 births
- Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
- Edmonton Oilers players
- Hamilton Bulldogs players
- Ice hockey people from Quebec
- Living people
- Los Angeles Kings players
- Montreal Canadiens draft picks
- Montreal Canadiens players
- People from Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
- Quebec Citadelles players
- Stanley Cup champions
- Victoriaville Tigres alumni