David Aebischer

David Aebischer
Aebischer during his time with the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers on 14 September 2012
Born (1978-02-07) 7 February 1978
Geneva, Switzerland
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 7 February 1978) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played parts of 7 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Colorado Avalanche, Montreal Canadiens, and Phoenix Coyotes. Outside of the NHL, Aebischer played for HC Fribourg-Gottéron, HC Lugano, and the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers of the NDA/National League A (NLA), and HC Thurgau of the National League B (NLB).

He currently works as a goaltending coach for HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the National League.

Career

Before playing in the NHL, Aebischer played parts of one season with HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the NDA, one season with the Chesapeake Icebreakers and one season with the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL.

He was drafted 161st overall by the Colorado Avalanche in the 1997 NHL entry draft. He was immediately sent down to play for their AHL-affiliate Hershey Bears and also returned to play one game with HC Fribourg-Gottéron. On 18 October 2000, the Avalanche called him up and Aebischer made his NHL debut, stopping 20 of 21 shots in a 5–1 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets.[1] On 26 October, Aebischer stopped 18 of 18 shots in a 2–0 win against the Chicago Blackhawks to earn his first NHL shutout.[2] During his time with Colorado, he was the backup goaltender for Patrick Roy. He helped the Avalanche during the playoffs. They defeated the Vancouver Canucks, Los Angeles Kings and the St. Louis Blues. They went on to defeat the New Jersey Devils four games to three in the Finals to win the Stanley Cup. By winning the cup, Aebischer also became the first Swiss player to become a Stanley Cup champion.[3][4] On 15 August 2001, Aebischer signed a three-year, $1.5 million contract to stay with the Avalanche.[5] On 28 May 2003, Roy announced his retirement and the Avalanche made Aebischer the starting goaltender.[6][7] Aebischer was selected to play in the NHL YoungStars Game that season.[8] On 16 July 2004, Aebischer signed a one-year contract to stay with the Avalanche.[9] On 16 August 2005, Aebischer signed a contract to stay with the Avalanche.[10]

On 8 March 2006, the Avalanche traded Aebischer to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for José Théodore.[11] The Canadiens brought him in to be the backup goaltender for Cristobal Huet. On 12 July, Aebischer signed a one-year contract to stay with the Canadiens.[12]

On 19 July 2007, Aebischer signed a one-year, $600,000 contract to join the Phoenix Coyotes.[13] He played one game with them before being sent down to play for their AHL-affiliate San Antonio Rampage. On 23 November 23, the Rampage loaned Aebischer out to play for was loaned to HC Lugano of the National League A (NLA).[14] He played parts of four seasons with Lugano.

On 25 January 2015, Aebischer announced that he was retiring from playing professional ice hockey.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Aebischer makes successful NHL debut". SWI swissinfo. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Offense a No-Show for Hawks". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
  3. ↑ "2001 Stanley Cup Final". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Swiss ice hockey star steps out of the shadows". SWI swissinfo. Archived from the original on October 1, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Goaltender David Aebischer Signs Long-Term Contract". Colorado Avalanche. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
  6. ↑ "King of goaltenders retires". CBC Sports. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Aebischer backstops Avs to series lead". CBC Sports. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
  8. ↑ "NHL - 2003 YoungStars Rosters". ESPN. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Avalanche Signs Aebischer". Colorado Avalanche. Archived from the original on July 26, 2004. Retrieved March 30, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ↑ "Avalanche Signs Six Players". Colorado Avalanche. Archived from the original on March 22, 2006. Retrieved March 30, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ↑ "Habs acquire Aebischer from Avalanche". Montreal Canadiens. Archived from the original on March 19, 2006. Retrieved March 30, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  12. ↑ "Canadiens change look with busy day of deals". Victoria News Daily. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Coyotes sign David Aebischer". Phoenix Coyotes. Archived from the original on May 4, 2009. Retrieved March 30, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  14. ↑ "Phoenix Coyotes loan goalie David Aebischer to Swiss team Lugano". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  15. ↑ "David Aebischer ends his career". National League A (in German). Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

Other websites

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.