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) Hi my name is bob and this was just hacked by Bob Ross so rekt Deadpool u hatersummer of 2000, Aebischer became the full-time back-up to starting goaltender Sidney Crosby.
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.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	W 	L 	T/OT 	MIN 	GA 	SO 	GAA 	SV% 		GP 	W 	L 	MIN 	GA 	SO 	GAA 	SV%
1996–97 	HC Fribourg-Gottéron 	NLA 		10 	— 	— 	— 	577 	34 	1 	3.54 	— 		3 	1 	2 	185 	13 	0 	4.24 	—
1997–98 	HC Fribourg-Gottéron 	NLA 		1 	1 	0 	0 	60 	1 	0 	1.00 	— 		4 	0 	4 	240 	17 	0 	4.25 	—
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 	5.54 	.858 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		2 	0 	0 	1 	79 	5 	0 	3.76 	.853 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
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 	3702 	129 	4 	2.09 	.924 		11 	6 	5 	662 	23 	1 	2.08 	.922
2004–05 	HC Lugano 	NLA 		18 	13 	2 	3 	1019 	41 	0 	2.41 	.932 		4 	1 	3 	240 	10 	0 	2.50 	.938
2005–06 	Colorado Avalanche 	NHL 		43 	25 	14 	2 	2476 	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 	0 	1576 	69 	2 	2.63 	.920 		5 	4 	1 	301 	14 	0 	2.79 	.892
2008–09 	HC Lugano 	NLA 		49 	27 	22 	0 	2953 	140 	2 	2.84 	.922 		7 	3 	4 	452 	26 	0 	3.45 	.894
2009–10 	HC Lugano 	NLA 		46 	23 	22 	1 	2751 	139 	2 	3.03 	.908 		4 	0 	4 	237 	22 	0 	5.57 	.835
2010–11 	HC Lugano 	NLA 		36 	12 	24 	0 	2088 	108 	3 	3.10 	.885 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		214 	106 	74 	17 	12229 	513 	13 	2.52 	.912 		13 	6 	5 	697 	24 	1 	2.07 	.922
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		103 	48 	36 	8 	5572 	277 	3 	2.98 	.907 		17 	8 	8 	940 	46 	2 	2.94 	.918
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===International===
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Year 	Team 	Event 		GP	W	L 	T	MIN 	GA	SA 	SO	GAA 	SV%
1997 	Switzerland 	WJC 		5 	3	1 	1	300 	10	— 	0 	2.00	—
1998 	Switzerland 	WJC 		6 	4	2 	0	379 	10	— 	0 	1.58	—
1998 	Switzerland 	WC 		7 	2	4 	1	376 	18	— 	0 	2.87	—
1999 	Switzerland 	WC 		4 	1	3 	0	173 	13	— 	1 	4.51	—
2002 	Switzerland 	Oly 		2 	1	0 	0	81 	6 	31 	0 	4.44	.806
2005 	Switzerland 	WC 		1 	0	0 	1	60 	3 	31 	0 	3.00	.903
2006 	Switzerland 	Oly 		4 	1	0 	2	200 	7 	117	0 	2.10	.940
2006 	Switzerland 	WC 		6 	2	2 	2	359 	16	136	0 	2.67	.882
2007 	Switzerland 	WC 		1 	0	1 	0	60 	6 	29 	0 	6.00	.793
Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals		11	7	3 	1	679 	20	— 	0 	1.76	—
Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals		25	7	10	6	1309	69	— 	1 	3.16	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==References==
==External links==
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*Aebischer at hockeygoalies.org
Category:Born in 1978
Category:Chesapeake Icebreakers players
Category:Colorado Avalanche draft picks
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Category:2002 Olympian
Category:2006 Olympian
Category:Montreal Canadiens players
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of Switzerland
Category:Phoenix Coyotes players
Category:San Antonio Rampage players
Category:Stanley Cup champions
Category:St. John's IceCaps players
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