David Aebischer

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Image:David Aebischer1.jpg
Position	Goaltender, #30
Catches	Left
Nickname	Abby
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	Montreal Canadiens Colorado Avalanche
Nationality	Switzerland
Born	February 7, 1978, Fribourg, Switzerland
NHL Draft	161st Overall, 1997 Colorado Avalanche
Pro Career	1996 – present

David Aebischer (Äbischer), born February 7, 1978 in Fribourg, Switzerland, is a professional ice hockey goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens.

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Achievements 3 Career statistics 3.1 Regular season 3.2 Playoffs 4 International play 4.1 International honours

[edit] Playing career

Drafted 161st overall by the Colorado Avalanche in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, David Aebischer was initially the third-choice goaltender for the Avs, but when Marc Denis was traded away to the Columbus Blue Jackets, Aebischer found himself the apprentice to the legendary Patrick Roy.

With Roy's retirement, Aebischer had big pads and gloves to fill and responded well, proving his ability to be a starting goalie by posting a 2.03 goals-against average in the 2003-04 season. During the 2004-05 NHL lockout, he played for Hockey Club Lugano in the Swiss Nationalliga A.

Aebischer was traded to Montreal for goalie Jose Theodore on March 8, 2006, a day before the NHL trade deadline.

On July 12th, The Montreal Canadiens re-signed him for 1 year, making 1.9 million dollars.

[edit] Achievements

• Won the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche (2001)
• Played in the NHL Young Stars game (2003)

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Regular season

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA
1996-97	Gottéron	Swiss A		10	?	?	?	577	34	1	3.54
1997-98	Gottéron	Swiss A		1	1	0	0	60	1	0	1.00
1997-98	Chesapeake	ECHL		17	5	7	2	930	52	0	3.35
1997-98	Wheeling	ECHL		10	5	3	1	564	30	1	3.19
1997-98	Hershey	AHL		2	0	0	1	79	5	0	3.76
1998-99	Hershey	AHL		38	17	10	5	1932	79	2	2.45
1999-00	Hershey	AHL		58	29	23	2	3259	180	1	3.31
2000-01	Colorado	NHL		26	12	7	3	1393	52	3	2.24
2001-02	Colorado	NHL		21	13	6	0	1184	37	2	1.88
2002-03	Colorado	NHL		22	7	12	0	1235	50	1	2.43
2003-04	Colorado	NHL		62	32	19	9	3702	129	4	2.09
2004-05	Lugano	Swiss A		18	13	2	3	1019	41	0	2.41
2005-06	Colorado	NHL		43	25	14	0	2476	123	3	2.98
2005-06	Montreal	NHL		7	4	3	0	418	26	0	3.73
NHL career totals				181	93	61	15	10408	417	13	2.55

[edit] Playoffs

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA
1996-97	Gottéron	Swiss A		3	1	2	--	185	13	0	4.24
1997-98	Gottéron	Swiss A		4	0	4	--	240	17	0	4.25
1998-99	Hershey	AHL		3	1	2	--	152	6	0	2.37
1999-00	Hershey	AHL		14	7	6	--	788	40	2	3.05
2000-01	Colorado	NHL		1	0	0	--	1	0	0	0.00
2001-02	Colorado	NHL		1	0	0	--	34	1	0	1.76
2003-04	Colorado	NHL		11	6	5	--	662	23	1	2.08
NHL career totals				13	6	5	--	697	24	1	2.07

[edit] International play

Played for Switzerland in:

• World Junior Championships (1996, 1997)
• World Championships (1998, 1999, 2004)
• 2002 Winter Olympics
• 2006 Winter Olympics

[edit] International honours

• Won bronze medal in World Junior Championships (1997)

Year	Comp	GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA
1996	WJC	5				300			2.00
1997	WJC	7				368			1.68
1998	WC	7	2	4	1	375			2.87
1999	WC	4	1	3	0	173			4.49
2002	OLY	2	1	0	0	81	6	0	4.43
2006	OLY	4	1	0	2	200	7	0	2.10