Mathieu Garon
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| Born |
January 9, 1978 Chandler, Quebec, Canada |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 193 lb (88 kg; 13 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Right | ||
| Played for |
Montreal Canadiens Los Angeles Kings Edmonton Oilers Pittsburgh Penguins Columbus Blue Jackets Tampa Bay Lightning Avangard Omsk (KHL) |
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| National team |
 Canada
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| NHL Draft | 44th overall, 1996 Montreal Canadiens |
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| Playing career | 1997–2014 | ||
Mathieu Carol Garon (born January 9, 1978) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey Goaltender who played for Avangard Omsk in the Kontinental Hockey League. Garon has played for the Los Angeles Kings, Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Penguins, Columbus Blue Jackets and Tampa Bay Lightning. Garon was a member of the 2009 Pittsburgh Stanley Cup championship squad. Garon was drafted 44th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.
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 when Canada finished eighth behind Kazakhstan.
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