David Aebischer David Aebischer ( born February 7 , 1978 ) , is a Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the St . John ' s IceCaps of the American Hockey League ( AHL ) . Before returning to North America in 2011 Aebischer had spent four seasons with HC Lugano of the Nationalliga A in Switzerland . He has also played for the NHL ' s Colorado Avalanche , Montreal Canadiens and Phoenix Coyotes . He was a member of the 2001 Stanley Cup champion Avalanche team . Playing career . Aebischer was drafted 161st overall by the Colorado Avalanche in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft . He moved to North America in 1997 and spent the 1997 – 98 season in the ECHL , first with the Chesapeake Icebreakers and then with the Wheeling Nailers . He spent the next two seasons with Colorado ' s American Hockey League ( AHL ) affiliate , the Hershey Bears , with whom he compiled a 46 - 33 - 7 record . When the Avalanche traded back - up goaltender Marc Denis to the Columbus Blue Jackets in the summer of 2000 , Aebischer became the full - time back - up to starting goaltender Patrick Roy . Aebischer played 26 games during his rookie season with Colorado . It 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 . With the win , Aebischer became the first Swiss hockey player to win the Stanley Cup . Following two more seasons as the Avalanche ' s back - up , 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 2003 – 04 season . That season , he started his first career playoff game for the Avalanche and led Colorado to the second round , where they lost to the San Jose Sharks in six games . The following season , due to the NHL lockout , Aebischer returned to Switzerland and played for HC Lugano in the Nationalliga A . Aebischer returned to the Avalanche for the 2005 – 06 season . He was unable to duplicate his pre - lockout form and his inconsistent play led to his being traded to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for goaltender José Théodore on March 8 , 2006 , a day before the NHL trade deadline . That summer , Montreal re - signed him to a one year deal worth $ 1 . 9 million . He served as Cristobal Huet ' s back - up 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 . On July 19 , 2007 , Aebischer signed a one - year , $ 600 , 000 contract with the Phoenix Coyotes . However , he lost the goaltending battle in training camp to Alex Auld and Mikael Tellqvist , and was waived . He went unclaimed and was subsequently assigned to the Coyotes AHL affiliate , the San Antonio Rampage . On November 23 , 2007 , Aebischer was loaned to HC Lugano to make room on the San Antonio roster for goaltender Alex Auld . In August , 2011 , after four seasons back in his native Switzerland , Aebischer was invited to the training camp of the Winnipeg Jets for the 2011 - 12 season on a tryout contract . On October 5th , 2011 , it was announced that Aebischer will play with the Jets ' AHL affiliate , the St . John ' s IceCaps . 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 for the first time and to a third place finish , upsetting 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 .