Syracuse, NY (July 2, 2009) – The Syracuse Crunch announced that the Columbus Blue Jackets have signed goaltender Mathieu Garon to a two-year contract.  As per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Garon, 31, appeared in 19 combined games with Edmonton and Pittsburgh last season, going 8-9-0 with a 3.11 goals against average and .894 save percentage.  Garon was a member of Pittsburgh’s 2009 Stanley Cup Championship club.

Over the course of his eight-year NHL career, Garon has skated in 204 combined games with Montreal, Los Angeles, Edmonton and Pittsburgh, posting a record of 94-83-13 with a 2.84 goals against average and .905 save percentage.  A native of Chandler, Quebec, Garon was drafted by Montreal in the second round, 44^th overall, in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.

Season tickets for the 2009-10 season are now on sale and can be purchased by calling the Crunch office at (315) 473- 4444 or by stopping by the Crunch office in the War Memorial at Oncenter, located at 800 South State Street in downtown Syracuse.