Martin Gerber Martin Gerber ( born September 3 , 1974 ) is a Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Växjö Lakers Hockey of the Elitserien ( SEL ) . He was drafted in the eighth round , as 232nd overall , by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft . Before moving to the National Hockey League ( NHL ) in 2002 , Gerber played professionally in Switzerland and Sweden ; he would return to both countries during the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout . Gerber played two seasons with the Mighty Ducks before spending time with the Carolina Hurricanes , with whom he won the Stanley Cup in 2006 , the Ottawa Senators and the Toronto Maple Leafs . Gerber spent the 2009 – 10 season in the Kontinental Hockey League ( KHL ) before signing with the Edmonton Oilers in 2010 . Playing career . Gerber began his career in his native Switzerland for the SCL Tigers . Initially playing in the Nationalliga B , Gerber and the Tigers won promotion to Nationalliga A in 1998 . In 2001 , he was drafted by the Mighty Ducks and spent the subsequent season in Sweden playing for Färjestads BK in the Elitserien . He moved to the Ducks organization in 2002 and on October 11 of that year , Gerber played his first NHL game , a 4 - 2 loss at the hands of the Dallas Stars . He went on to play a total of 22 regular season games that season , serving as back - up to Jean - Sébastien Giguère . That season , the Mighty Ducks made it to the Stanley Cup Finals , narrowly losing in seven games to the New Jersey Devils . Gerber continued his role as back - up and played 32 games for Anaheim in 2003 – 04 . Gerber was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes on June 18 , 2004 , in exchange for Tomáš Malec and a 3rd round pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft . During the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout , Gerber returned to his former European teams , playing 20 games with the SCL Tigers and 30 with Färjestads BK . Gerber returned to the NHL for the 2005 – 06 season , and it was a successful one for Gerber , who won 38 games and helped earn Carolina their third division championship . Gerber entered the 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs as the Hurricanes ' starting goaltender , but he struggled in the team ' s opening series and was replaced by rookie Cam Ward , who had been his back - up for most of the season . Ward went on to backstop the team to its first Stanley Cup championship as the Hurricanes defeated the Edmonton Oilers in seven games in the finals . Gerber , who did earn 1 of Carolina ' s 16 playoff wins , became the second Swiss player in NHL history to win a Cup . David Aebischer , also a goaltender , was the first in 2001 with the Colorado Avalanche . On July 1 , 2006 , Gerber signed as a free agent with the Ottawa Senators . He struggled throughout the season and was replaced as starting goaltender by Ray Emery . That season , Emery led the Senators to their first appearance in the Stanley Cup finals , where they would lose to Gerber ' s former team , the Anaheim Ducks . It was Gerber ' s third appearance in the Stanley Cup finals in five years . Gerber began the 2007 – 08 season as the Senators ' starter when Emery was sidelined after off - season wrist surgery . His play was inconsistent and Emery resumed the starting job once he was healthy again . However , after the team suffered a rapid decline in the standings and head coach John Paddock was fired and replaced by general manager Bryan Murray , Murray declared Gerber as the starting goaltender for the remainder of the season . Gerber entered the 2008 – 09 season in that role , but his uneven play continued and he was eventually supplanted by the newly signed Alex Auld . On January 22 , 2009 , Gerber was placed on waivers after having been sent down to the Senators American Hockey League ( AHL ) affiliate , the Binghamton Senators . On March 4 , 2009 , Gerber was claimed off waivers by the Toronto Maple Leafs to replace goalie Vesa Toskala , who was scheduled for season - ending surgery . During a game on March 24 against the Washington Capitals , Gerber was assessed a game - misconduct and immediately suspended for three games for an incident with the on - ice officials , during which Gerber was arguing a call and proceeded to make contact with referee Mike Leggo and a linesman who was attempting to restrain him . During the off - season , Gerber signed a deal with Atlant Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League , coincidentally the same team that fellow former - Senators goaltender Ray Emery played for the previous season before returning to the NHL in 2009 . On December 13 , 2009 , while playing for Atlant , Gerber suffered an apparent fracture of the 4th vertebrae when an opposing forward slid into him . Gerber ' s neck injury was initially thought to be a compression fracture of a cervical vertebra , and it was believed that he would miss upwards of 6 months . However , after more comprehensive testing the following day no fractures were found and it was diagnosed as a spinal contusion ; he would only be sidelined for a few weeks . On August 6 , 2010 , Gerber signed a one - year contract with the Edmonton Oilers . He was assigned to the team ' s AHL affiliate , the Oklahoma City Barons . He was recalled on November 18 after Oilers ' goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin was placed on injured reserve . Gerber made his first start for the Oilers on November 25 , picking up a 3 - 2 victory over the visiting Colorado Avalanche . He stopped 35 of 37 shots and drew an assist on the game - winning goal scored by Taylor Hall . Gerber started one more game , a 4 - 1 victory at Ottawa against his former team , before Khabibulin was re - activated and Gerber was returned to the Barons . Gerber was again re - called in late February after another injury to Khabibulin . Picking up where he left off in late November , Gerber stopped 34 shots in a 2 - 1 shootout win over the Nashville Predators on March 1 , improving to a perfect 3 - 0 with Edmonton . On July 12 , 2011 , Gerber signed a one - year contract with the Växjö Lakers Hockey of the Elitserien ( SEL ) . Goalie mask . To start the 2007 – 08 season , Gerber wore an all - black mask while his other mask was being painted ; he played so well wearing the black mask that he decided not to replace it , wearing it for the remainder of the season . Fans endearingly called him " Darth Gerber " . In response Gerber tried out a new " Darth Vader " inspired mask design to begin the 2008 – 09 season when he was still a member of the Senators . The mask was worn by Gerber during the first few games with Toronto before he switched to a new one paying homage to old masks of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the past . International play . Gerber has been a mainstay on the Swiss national team , having represented his country in eight IIHF World Championships and two Winter Olympics since 2000 . At the 2006 Winter Olympics , Gerber made 49 saves to shutout a heavily favored Team Canada 2 - 0 in one of the biggest upsets in modern Olympic hockey history . That victory is regarded as one of the greatest accomplishments in Swiss hockey . Gerber has appeared in 40 games at the World Championships . Switzerland failed to medal in any of these tournaments , their highest finish being 5th in 2010 , though their play has seen their IIHF World Rank increase from 9th in 2003 to 7th in 2010 .