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Position: Goal / Catches: RightHeight: 6-2 / Weight: 192Age: 28 (Turns 29 on January 9, 2007)Birthplace: Chandler, Quebec(January 9, 1978)ACQUIRED BY KINGS: From Montreal as part of a three-way deal also involving Ottawa. The Kings acquired RadekBonk from Ottawa for a third-round choice in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft and then traded Bonk and Cristobal Huet toMontreal for Garon and a third-round choice in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft (Paul Baier) on June 26, 2004.2005-06: In his first season with the Kings established career highs in games played (63); wins (31); and shutouts(4)…became just the fourth goalie in club history to win 30 games in one season joining Mario Lessard (35 wins in1980-81), Rogie Vachon (33 wins in 1976-77) and Felix Potvin (31 wins in 2001-02)…his 31 wins ranked 10th in theNHL…started 61 games with two relief appearances…started 56 of the season’s final 66 games…after beginning theseason 2-3-0 went 15-5-0 in his next 20 decisions from 11/11-12/31/05…went 9-3-0 in December with a 2.40 goalsagainst average and .924 save percentage to capture the NHL’s Defensive Player of the Month honors…became the firstKings goalie since Felix Potvin to win nine games in one month (January 2002)…matched a career high with three separatefive-game winning streaks; 12/10-12/21/05; 12/26-1/5/06; and 2/11-3/7/06…registered four shutouts duringthe season; 1/5/06 vs. Phoenix, 4-0; 1/12/06 at Boston, 6-0; 4/1/06 vs. Dallas, 1-0; and 4/3/06 vs. Vancouver, 1-0…hisback-to-back shutouts on 4/1/06 and 4/3/06 marked just the seventh time in franchise history that a goalie recordedconsecutive shutouts…appeared in his 100th NHL game at Edmonton on 3/30/06 (4-0 loss)…went 4-1 in shootout decisionswith a save percentage of .812 (16 shots/13 saves)…faced his first three career penalty shots stopping all three;10/23/05 against Marcus Nilson (vs. Calgary); 3/11/06 against Keith Tkachuk (at St. Louis); and 3/16/06 against StuBarnes (vs. Dallas)…Kings goalies (Garon and Jason LaBarbera) stopped all six penalty shots they faced during the season…went18-10-1 at home with a 2.99 goals-against-average and 13-16-2 on the road with a 3.43goals-against-average…went 9-11-3 vs. division opponents.CAREER:2004-05: After being acquired by the Kings in June of 2004, he spent the entire season with the Kings AHL affiliatein Manchester…led Monarchs goalies in games played (52); wins (32); and shutouts (8) establishing new franchise highsin all three categories…ranked sixth in the AHL in wins (32) and tied for second in shutouts (8)…his 2.12 goalsagainst-averagewas good for 10th place in the league standings…was the winning goalie in two of six shootoutdecisions stopping 18 of 28 shootout attempts (.643 save percentage) he faced…was one of six Monarchs to be namedto the AHL’s All-Star Classic in Manchester.2003-04: After splitting the previous three seasons between Montreal and the AHL he spent the entire season on theCanadiens’ roster…he appeared in 19 games while posting a 2.27 goals-against-average…pieced together a five-gamewinning streak that lasted from 1/13-3/6/04 (covering seven appearances, six starts and two no-decisions)…his fifthconsecutive win was against the Kings in Los Angeles on 3/6/04…he faced a career high 48 shots and recorded a 3-2win in that game…16 of his 19 NHL appearances were starts.2002-03: In his first start of the season for Montreal he shutout Washington 2-0 (with 25 saves) on 2/9/03 for histhird career shutout…recorded his fourth career shutout with a 4-0 win (33 saves-career high for saves in a shutout) atCarolina on 3/31/03…in his first career game against the Kings (at Los Angeles on 3/8/03) faced 30 shots in a 3-2loss…made a season high 42 saves in a 3-1 win vs. Boston on 2/11/03.2001-02: While with the AHL’s Quebec Citadels he started 27 consecutive games from 12/9-2/8/02…started four consecutivegames for Montreal going 0-4-0 from 10/27-11/3/01…posted his only NHL win of the season with 26 saves on27 shots in a relief appearance at Buffalo on 10/26/01 (5-2 win).2000-01: Made his NHL debut at New Jersey on 10/6/00 playing 35 minutes in relief…allowed three goals and finishedwith a no decision…won his first NHL game in his first NHL start (third career NHL game), posting a 6-0 shutoutwin at Atlanta on 11/23/00…posted his second career win with a 3-0 shutout at Atlanta on 1/12/01…joined formerKings goalie Roman Cechmanek as the only two goalies in 2000-01 to win their first two NHL games by recordingshutouts…named to the Canadian Team for the AHL All-Star Classic.1999-00: Shared goaltending in Quebec (AHL) with Dan Murphy and Eric Fichaud…led the Citadels in games played bya goalie with 53.1998-99: Spent his first season as a pro splitting the goaltending duties at Fredericton (AHL) with Jose Theodore…ledthe club in games played by a goalie with 40.1996-99: Posted a record of 74-53-5 and 12 shutouts in 151 regular season appearances over three seasons withVictoriaville of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League…named to the QMJHL All-Rookie Team and named QMJHLDefensive Rookie of the Year in 1995-96…set amateur career highs with 53 games played, 29 wins and six shutoutswhile posting a record of 29-18-3 with Victoriaville in 1996-97…selected as the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) Goalieof the Year while posting a record of 27-18-2 with Victoriaville in 1997-98…named to the Quebec Major Junior HockeyLeague (QMJHL) and CHL First Team All-Star squads.INTERNATIONALPLAY: RepresentedCanada at: 1998 WorldJunior Championship (4GP, 2-3-0, 2 SO, 1.91 GAA).TRANSACTIONS:Montreal’s second-roundselection (44th overall) inthe 1996 NHL Entry Draft.PERSONAL: Lives withhis wife Marie-Julie andson Charles-Edouard inQuebec City during thesummer…nickname isMatty…favorite movie isthe Shawshank Redemption…favorite actress is CharlizeTheron…favorite actor isTom Hanks…listens toU2…favorite NHL cityother than LA is NewYork…favorite road arenais American Airlines Centerin Dallas…favorite actionhero is Jack Bauer (24)…enjoys vacations inMexico…favorite book isThe DaVinci Code…CAREERHIGHLIGHTSCAREER SHUTOUTS: 8 (4 w/Kings)Last: April 3, 2006 vs.Vancouver (1-0 win)MOST SHOTS FACED, GAME: 48(w/Montreal)March 6, 2004 atLos Angeles (3-2 win)LONGEST WIN STREAK: 5 games(4 times)Last: February 11-March 7, 2006CAREER ASSISTS: 3(all w/Kings in 2005-06)Last: January 2, 2006 vs.Dallas (3-2 win)PENALTY SHOTS FACED: 3(all w/Kings in 2005-06)March 16, 2006, Stu Barnes vs.Dallas (save)March 11, 2006, Keith Tkachuk atSt. Louis (save)October 23, 2005, Marcus Nilsonvs. Calgary (save)CAREER SHOOTOUT RECORD: 4-1CAREER SHOOTOUT SAVEPERCENTAGE: .812(16 shots/13 saves)favorite cereal is Fruit Loops…enjoys eating sushi…favorite website is Lakings.com…typical pre-game meal ischicken and pasta…favorite restaurant is Fleming’s in El Segundo…first job was a paper boy…hates needles…childhood idol was Patrick Roy…greatest hockey moment was his first NHL game, a 6-0 win in Atlanta.GARON –vs– NHLGP MIN W L T GA SO GAAGP MIN W L T GA SO GAAMTL 1 59 0 1 0 3 0 3.05ANA 8 419 2 5 0 32 0 4.58 NSH 3 159 2 1 0 9 0 3.40ATL 2 120 2 0 0 0 2 0.00 NJ 2 100 0 0 1 4 0 2.40BOS 3 180 2 1 0 3 1 1.00 NYI 1 20 0 0 0 0 0 0.00BUF 7 339 1 6 0 19 0 3.36 NYR - - - - - - - -CGY 4 240 2 2 0 12 0 3.00 OTT 2 71 0 1 0 1 0 0.85CAR 2 119 1 1 0 3 1 1.51 PHI 2 119 0 2 0 8 0 4.03CHI 4 190 3 1 0 7 0 2.21 PHX 6 304 2 2 0 11 1 2.17COL 4 212 3 1 0 14 0 3.96 PIT 1 60 1 0 0 3 0 3.00CBJ 4 235 2 1 1 11 0 2.81 SJ 6 334 1 3 0 22 0 3.95DAL 6 340 4 2 0 18 1 3.18 STL 5 305 4 1 0 12 0 2.36DET 3 153 1 2 0 8 0 3.14 TB 4 200 2 1 0 6 0 1.80EDM 5 275 0 5 0 20 0 4.36 TOR 2 78 1 0 0 4 0 3.08FLA 3 186 1 1 1 7 0 2.26 VAN 5 302 3 2 0 18 1 3.58LA 2 119 1 1 0 4 0 2.02 WSH 3 180 2 1 0 6 1 2.00MIN 6 369 4 2 0 17 0 2.76CAREER RECORDREGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LGE GP MIN W L OT GA SO AVG GP W L MIN GA SO AVG1995-96 Victoriaville QMJHL 51 2709 18 27 0 189 1 4.19 12 7 4 676 38 1 3.391996-97 Victoriaville QMJHL 53 3032 29 18 3 150 6 2.97 6 2 4 330 23 0 4.181997-98 Victoriaville QMJHL 47 2802 27 18 2 125 5 2.68 6 2 4 345 22 0 3.821998-99 Fredericton AHL 40 2222 14 22 2 114 3 3.08 6 1 1 208 12 0 3.471999-00 Quebec AHL 53 2884 17 28 3 149 2 3.10 1 0 0 20 3 0 8.822000-01 Montreal NHL 11 589 4 5 1 24 2 2.44 – – – – – – –2000-01 Quebec AHL 31 1768 16 13 1 86 1 2.92 8 4 4 459 22 1 2.882001-02 Montreal NHL 5 261 1 4 0 19 0 4.37 – – – – – – –2001-02 Quebec AHL 50 2988 21 15 12 136 2 2.73 3 0 3 198 12 0 3.632002-03 Montreal NHL 8 482 3 5 0 16 2 1.99 – – – – – – –2002-03 Hamilton AHL 20 1150 15 2 2 34 4 1.77 – – – – – – –2003-04 Montreal NHL 19 1003 8 6 2 38 0 2.27 1 0 0 12 0 0 0.002004-05 Manchester AHL 52 2969 32 14 4 105 8 2.12 6 2 4 285 17 0 3.582005-06 Los Angeles NHL 63 3446 31 26 3 185 4 3.22 – – – – – – –NHL TOTALS 106 5781 47 46 6 282 8 2.93 1 0 0 12 0 0 0.00KINGS TOTALS 63 3446 31 26 3 185 4 3.22 – – – – – – –THE PLAYERS4849