David Aebischer
David Aebischer | ||||||
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Born |
Geneva, Switzerland[1] | February 7, 1978|||||
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 |
NHL Draft | 161st overall, | ||||
Playing career | 1996–2015 |
David Aebischer (born February 7, 1978) is a Swiss former professional
Aebischer is currently a goalie coach for HC Fribourg-Gottéron.
Playing career
As a youth, Aebischer played in the 1992 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Switzerland.[2]
Aebischer was drafted 161st overall by the
Aebischer played 26 games during his rookie season with Colorado. Aebischer made his NHL debut, and first NHL start on October 18, 2000 against the Columbus Blue Jackets in Columbus for his first NHL victory.[3] On October 26, 2000 in his second career start, Aebischer shut out the Chicago Blackhawks in Chicago for his first NHL career shutout.[4] The year would prove a successful one, as Roy backstopped the Avalanche to their second Stanley Cup championship, defeating the New Jersey Devils in a seven-game final 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 the
Aebischer returned to the Avalanche for the
That summer, Montreal re-signed him to a one-year deal worth $1.9 million.[8] He served as Cristobal Huet's backup for the 2006–07 season 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 the
Medal record | ||
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Representing Switzerland | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Junior Championships
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1998 Helsinki |
In August, 2011, after four seasons back in his native Switzerland, Aebischer was invited to the training camp of the
On July 1, 2012, Aebischer again left North America and signed a one-year contract with the
In the
International play
Aebischer has represented Switzerland internationally on many occasions. His first international experience came in the 1997 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, hosted by Switzerland. The Swiss finished in 7th place. Aebischer returned as Switzerland's starting goaltender the following year at the 1998 World Juniors and led the team past the quarterfinal round and to a bronze medal finish, defeating the heavily favoured Czech Republic in the bronze medal match. Aebischer has also appeared for Switzerland in five IIHF World Championships and two Winter Olympic Games.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Year | Team | Event | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
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1996 | Switzerland | EJC
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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
- ISBN 2-9700313-0-2.).
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link - ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
- ^ "Avs beat Blue Jackets". hockeyreference.com. 2000-10-18. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
- ^ "Avalanche shut-out Blackhawks". hockeyreference.com. 2000-10-26. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- ^ Kevin Allen (2001-06-10). "Avalanche beat Devils to capture Stanley Cup". USA Today. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
- swissinfo. 2003-06-10. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
- ^ "Habs acquire Aebischer from Colorado". canadiens.nhl.com. 2006-03-08. Archived from the original on 2009-05-04. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
- ^ "Canadiens re-sign Aebischer". canadiens.nhl.com. 2006-07-12. Archived from the original on 2009-05-04. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
- ^ "Coyotes sign David Aebischer". coyotes.nhl.com. 2007-07-19. Archived from the original on 2009-05-04. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
- ^ Boeck, Greg (2007-09-25). "Ex-Av Aebischer embraces shot in Phoenix". USAtoday.com. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
- NHL.com. 2007-11-23. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
- ^ Ed Tait (2011-08-19). "David versus Goliaths... and more". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
- ^ "Jets sign G Aebischer to AHL contract". TSN. 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
- Rapperswil-Jona Lakers. 2012-07-01. Archived from the originalon 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
- National League A. 2015-01-25. Archived from the originalon 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Aebischer at hockeygoalies.org