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David Aebischer

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David Aebischer
Aebischer with theRapperswil-Jona Lakersin 2012
Born (1978-02-07)February 7, 1978(age 46)
Geneva,Switzerland[1]
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for HC Fribourg-Gottéron
Colorado Avalanche
HC Lugano
Montreal Canadiens
Phoenix Coyotes
Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
HC Thurgau
National team Switzerland
NHL draft 161st overall,1997
Colorado Avalanche
Playing career 1996–2015

David Aebischer(born February 7, 1978) is a Swiss former professionalice hockeygoaltender who played in theNational Hockey Leaguewith theColorado Avalanche,Montreal Canadiensand thePhoenix Coyotes.He was a member of the2001Stanley Cupchampion Avalanche team, becoming the first Swiss native to achieve the feat. Aebischer also played several seasons in his native Switzerland withHC Fribourg-Gottéron,HC Luganoand theRapperswil-Jona Lakersof theNational League(NL).

Aebischer is currently a goalie coach for HC Fribourg-Gottéron.

Playing career

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As a youth, Aebischer played in the 1992Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournamentwith a team from Switzerland.[2]

Aebischer was drafted 161st overall by theColorado Avalanchein the1997 NHL Entry Draft.He moved to North America in 1997 and spent the 1997–98 season in theECHL,first with theChesapeake Icebreakersand then with theWheeling Nailers.He spent the next two seasons with Colorado'sAmerican Hockey League(AHL) affiliate, theHershey Bears,with whom he compiled a 46-33-7 record. When the Avalanche traded backup goaltenderMarc Denisto theColumbus Blue Jacketsin the summer of 2000, Aebischer became the full-time backup to starting goaltenderPatrick Roy.[citation needed]

Aebischer played 26 games during his rookie season with Colorado. Aebischer made his NHL debut, and first NHL start on October 18, 2000 against theColumbus Blue Jacketsin Columbus for his first NHL victory.[3]On October 26, 2000 in his second career start, Aebischer shut out theChicago Blackhawksin Chicago for his first NHL career shutout.[4]The year would prove a successful one, as Roy backstopped the Avalanche to their secondStanley Cupchampionship, defeating theNew Jersey Devilsin a seven-gamefinal series.[5]With the win, Aebischer became the first Swiss hockey player to win the Stanley Cup.[6]

Following two more seasons as the Avalanche backup, Aebischer became Colorado's starting goaltender following Roy's retirement in the summer of 2003. He played 62 games and posted 32 wins during the2003–04season. That season, he started his first career playoff game for the Avalanche and led Colorado to the second round, where they lost to theSan Jose Sharksin six games. The following season, due to theNHL lockout,Aebischer returned to Switzerland and played forHC Luganoin theNationalliga A.[citation needed]

Aebischer returned to the Avalanche for the2005–06season. He was unable to duplicate his pre-lockout form and his inconsistent play led to him being traded to theMontreal Canadiensin exchange for goaltenderJosé Théodoreon March 8, 2006, a day before theNHL trade deadline.[7]

That summer, Montreal re-signed him to a one-year deal worth $1.9 million.[8]He served asCristobal Huet's backup for the2006–07season and posted a 13–12–3 record. The Canadiens failed to make the playoffs and Montreal opted not to re-sign Aebischer.[citation needed]

On July 19, 2007, Aebischer signed a one-year, $600,000 contract with thePhoenix Coyotes.[9][10]However, he lost the goaltending battle in training camp toAlex AuldandMikael Tellqvist,and was waived. He went unclaimed and was subsequently assigned to the Coyotes AHL affiliate, theSan Antonio Rampage.On November 23, 2007, Aebischer was loaned toHC Luganoto make room on the San Antonio roster for goaltenderAlex Auld.[11]


Medal record
RepresentingSwitzerland
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Helsinki

In August, 2011, after four seasons back in his native Switzerland, Aebischer was invited to the training camp of theWinnipeg Jetsfor the2011–12 seasonon a tryout contract.[12]On October 5, 2011, it was announced that Aebischer would play with the Jets' AHL affiliate, theSt. John's IceCaps.[13]

On July 1, 2012, Aebischer again left North America and signed a one-year contract with theRapperswil-Jona Lakersof theNational League A.[14]

In the2014–15season, Aebischer played five games withHC Thurgauof theNational League Bbefore announcing his retirement from his playing career to focus for a coaching role on January 25, 2015.[15]

International play

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Aebischer has representedSwitzerlandinternationally on many occasions. His first international experience came in the1997 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships,hosted bySwitzerland.The Swiss finished in 7th place. Aebischer returned as Switzerland's starting goaltender the following year at the1998 World Juniorsand led the team past the quarterfinal round and to a bronze medal finish, defeating the heavily favouredCzech Republicin the bronze medal match. Aebischer has also appeared for Switzerland in fiveIIHF World Championshipsand twoWinter Olympic Games.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T OTL MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1994–95 HC Fribourg–Gottéron SUI U20 27 — — — — — — — 3.58 — 2 — — — — — 2.50 —
1995–96 HC Fribourg–Gottéron SUI U20 29 — — — — — — — 3.20 — 3 — — — — — 3.01 —
1996–97 HC Fribourg–Gottéron SUI U20 24 — — — — — — — 2.65 — 2 — — — — — 2.22 —
1996–97 HC Fribourg–Gottéron NDA 10 — — — — 577 34 0 3.54 — 3 1 2 184 13 0 4.24 —
1997–98 Chesapeake Icebreakers ECHL 17 5 7 2 — 930 52 0 3.35 .897 — — — — — — — —
1997–98 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 10 5 3 1 — 564 30 1 3.19 .858 — — — — — — — —
1997–98 Hershey Bears AHL 2 0 0 1 — 79 5 0 3.76 .853 — — — — — — — —
1997–98 HC Fribourg–Gottéron NDA 1 1 0 0 — 60 1 0 1.00 — 4 — — 240 17 — 4.25 —
1998–99 Hershey Bears AHL 38 17 10 5 — 1932 79 2 2.45 .920 3 1 2 152 6 0 2.37 .925
1999–00 Hershey Bears AHL 58 29 23 2 — 3259 180 1 3.31 .902 14 7 6 788 40 2 3.05 .917
2000–01 Colorado Avalanche NHL 26 12 7 3 — 1393 52 3 2.24 .903 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 —
2001–02 Colorado Avalanche NHL 21 13 6 0 — 1184 37 2 1.88 .931 1 0 0 34 1 0 1.79 .929
2002–03 Colorado Avalanche NHL 22 7 12 0 — 1235 50 1 2.43 .916 — — — — — — — —
2003–04 Colorado Avalanche NHL 62 32 19 9 — 3703 129 4 2.09 .924 11 6 5 662 23 1 2.08 .922
2004–05 HC Lugano NLA 18 12 2 3 — 1019 41 0 2.41 .933 4 1 3 240 10 0 2.50 .939
2005–06 Colorado Avalanche NHL 43 25 14 — 2 2477 123 3 2.98 .900 — — — — — — — —
2005–06 Montreal Canadiens NHL 7 4 3 — 0 418 26 0 3.73 .892 — — — — — — — —
2006–07 Montreal Canadiens NHL 32 13 12 — 3 1760 93 0 3.17 .900 — — — — — — — —
2007–08 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 1 0 1 — 0 60 3 0 3.00 .909 — — — — — — — —
2007–08 San Antonio Rampage AHL 5 2 3 — 0 302 13 0 2.58 .898 — — — — — — — —
2007–08 HC Lugano NLA 26 12 14 — — 1576 69 2 2.63 .921 — — — — — — — —
2008–09 HC Lugano NLA 49 27 22 — — 2953 140 2 2.84 .923 7 3 4 452 26 0 3.45 .895
2009–10 HC Lugano NLA 48 23 24 — — 2897 156 2 3.23 .916 4 0 4 240 22 0 5.50 .836
2010–11 HC Lugano NLA 35 10 18 — 3 2038 109 3 3.21 .872 — — — — — — — —
2011–12 St. John's IceCaps AHL 31 15 12 — 2 1722 82 1 2.86 .895 1 0 0 26 2 0 4.56 .833
2012–13 Rapperswil–Jona Lakers NLA 40 13 21 — 1 2256 146 2 3.88 .897 — — — — — — — —
2013–14 Rapperswil–Jona Lakers NLA 43 9 28 — 3 2364 148 0 3.76 .872 — — — — — — — —
2014–15 HC Thurgau NLB 5 — — — — — — — 4.93 .856 — — — — — — — —
NDA/NLA totals 270 — — — — 15,740 844 11 3.22 — 22 — — 1356 88 — 3.89 —
NHL totals 214 106 74 12 5 12,230 513 13 2.52 .912 13 6 5 697 24 1 2.07 .922

International

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Year Team Event GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1996 Switzerland EJC 5 — — — — — — 3.95 .884
1997 Switzerland WJC 5 3 1 1 300 10 0 2.00 .917
1998 Switzerland WJC 6 4 2 0 379 10 0 1.58 .951
1998 Switzerland WC 7 2 4 1 376 18 0 2.87 .895
1999 Switzerland WC 4 1 3 0 173 13 1 4.51 .833
2002 Switzerland OLY 2 1 0 0 81 6 0 4.44 .806
2005 Switzerland WC 1 0 0 1 60 3 0 3.00 .903
2006 Switzerland OLY 4 1 0 2 200 7 0 2.10 .940
2006 Switzerland WC 6 2 2 2 359 16 0 2.67 .882
2007 Switzerland WC 1 0 1 0 60 6 0 6.00 .793
Senior totals 25 7 10 6 1309 69 1 3.16 .876

References

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  1. ^Alain, Thévoz; David, Aebischer (2001).David Aebischer, Le récit d'une conquête[David Aebischer, The Story of a Conquest] (in French). Fribourg. p. 196.ISBN2-9700313-0-2.{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link).
  2. ^"Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA"(PDF).Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament.2018. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2019-03-06.Retrieved2019-02-02.
  3. ^"Avs beat Blue Jackets".hockeyreference.com.2000-10-18.Retrieved2012-02-04.
  4. ^"Avalanche shut-out Blackhawks".hockeyreference.com.2000-10-26.Retrieved2012-02-26.
  5. ^Kevin Allen (2001-06-10)."Avalanche beat Devils to capture Stanley Cup".USA Today.Retrieved2010-11-21.
  6. ^"Swiss ice hockey star steps out of the shadows".swissinfo.2003-06-10.Retrieved2010-11-19.
  7. ^"Habs acquire Aebischer from Colorado".canadiens.nhl.com. 2006-03-08. Archived fromthe originalon 2009-05-04.Retrieved2009-03-28.
  8. ^"Canadiens re-sign Aebischer".canadiens.nhl.com. 2006-07-12. Archived fromthe originalon 2009-05-04.Retrieved2009-03-28.
  9. ^"Coyotes sign David Aebischer".coyotes.nhl.com. 2007-07-19. Archived fromthe originalon 2009-05-04.Retrieved2009-03-28.
  10. ^Boeck, Greg (2007-09-25)."Ex-Av Aebischer embraces shot in Phoenix".USAtoday.com.Retrieved2009-03-28.
  11. ^"Phoenix Coyotes loan goalie David Aebischer to Swiss team Lugano".NHL.com.2007-11-23.Retrieved2010-11-21.
  12. ^Ed Tait (2011-08-19)."David versus Goliaths... and more".Winnipeg Free Press.Retrieved2011-08-20.
  13. ^"Jets sign G Aebischer to AHL contract".TSN.2011-10-05.Retrieved2011-10-10.
  14. ^"Lakers sign Aebischer"(in German).Rapperswil-Jona Lakers.2012-07-01. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-10-24.Retrieved2012-07-01.
  15. ^"David Aebischer ends his career"(in German).National League A.2015-01-25. Archived fromthe originalon 2020-10-22.Retrieved2015-01-25.
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