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Switzerland David Aebischer
#30 Hockey Thurgau / NLB - 14/15
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Feb 07, 1978
Position
G
Age
43
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Genève, SUI
Weight
187 lbs / 85 kg
Nation
Switzerland
Catches
L
Youth Team
HC Gottéron
Status
Retired
Drafted
1997 round 6 #161 overall by Colorado Avalanche
Highlights
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1

Aebischer is a butterfly-style goalie who covers a lot of net. Maintains his calm and plays well under pressure. Owns a really quick glove, but doesn't get back on his feet that well.
- Ulf Andersson, EP

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
1993-94 Gottéron II U20 Junioren A1 - - - |
Switzerland U16 (all) International-Jr - - - |
1994-95 Gottéron U20 Elite Jr. A 27 3.58 - 95 1 16-9-2 1593 | Playoffs 2 2.50 - 5 0 0-2-0 120
HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 0 - - |
Switzerland U17 (all) International-Jr - - - |
1995-96 Gottéron U20 Elite Jr. A 29 3.20 - 93 0 14-10-5 1746 | Playoffs 3 3.00 - 9 0 1-2-0 180
HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 0 - - | Relegation 0 - -
Switzerland U18 EJC-18 5 3.95 .884 |
1996-97 Gottéron U20 Elite Jr. A 24 2.65 - 65 1 8-12-4 1470 | Playoffs 2 2.22 - 5 0 0-2-0 135
HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 10 24 3.54 - 34 0 577 | Playoffs 3 4.24 - 13 0 1-2-0 184
Switzerland U20 WJC-20 5 2.00 .917 10 111 0 3-1-1 300 |
Switzerland U20 (all) International-Jr 5 2.00 .917 10 111 0 3-1-1 300 |
1997-98 Hershey Bears AHL 2 3.80 .853 5 29 0 0-0-1 79 |
Chesapeake Icebreakers ECHL 17 3.35 .897 52 451 0 5-7-2 930 |
Wheeling Nailers ECHL 10 3.19 .858 30 182 1 5-3-1 564 |
HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 1 1.00 - 1 0 1-0-0 60 | Playoffs 4 4.25 - 17 0 0-4-0 240
Switzerland U20 WJC-20 6 1.58 .951 10 193 1 4-2-0 203 |
Switzerland WC 7 2.87 .895 18 158 0 2-4-1 376 |
Switzerland (all) International 10 2.81 - 26 0 4-5-1 |
1998-99 Hershey Bears AHL 38 2.45 .920 79 912 2 17-10-5 1932 | Playoffs 3 2.37 .925 6 74 0 1-2-0 152
Switzerland WC 4 5 4.48 .833 13 65 1 1-3-0 174 |
1999-00 Hershey Bears AHL 58 3.31 .902 180 1653 1 29-23-2 3259 | Playoffs 14 3.05 .917 40 442 2 7-6-0 482
2000-01 Colorado Avalanche NHL 26 2.24 .903 52 486 3 12-7-3 1393 | Playoffs 1 0.00 .000 0 0 0 0-0-0 1
2001-02 Colorado Avalanche NHL 21 1.88 .931 37 501 2 13-6-0 1184 | Playoffs 1 1.76 .929 1 13 0 0-0-0 34
Switzerland OG 2 4 4.44 .806 6 25 0 0-1-1 81 |
Switzerland (all) International 2 4 4.44 .806 6 25 0 1-0-0 81 |
2002-03 Colorado Avalanche NHL 22 2.43 .916 50 543 1 7-12-0 1235 | - - -
2003-04 Colorado Avalanche NHL 62 2.09 .924 129 1574 4 32-19-9 3703 | Playoffs 11 2.08 .922 23 272 1 6-5-0 662
2004-05 HC Lugano NLA 18 42 2.41 .933 41 0 12-2-3 1019 | Playoffs 4 5 2.50 .939 10 0 1-3-0 240
EHC Chur NLB - - - | Relegation 2 2 1.85 - 4 0 130
Switzerland WC 1 7 3.00 .903 3 28 0 0-0-1 60 |
Switzerland (all) International 6 1.84 - |
2005-06 Colorado Avalanche NHL 43 2.98 .900 123 1110 3 25-14-2 2477 |
Montréal Canadiens NHL 7 3.73 .892 26 214 0 4-3-0 418 |
Switzerland OG 4 6 2.10 .940 7 110 0 1-0-2 200 |
Switzerland WC 6 6 2.67 .882 16 120 0 2-2-2 359 |
Switzerland (all) International 10 2.47 .909 23 230 0 3-2-4 559 |
2006-07 Montréal Canadiens NHL 32 3.17 .900 93 836 0 13-12-3 1760 |
Switzerland WC 1 7 6.00 .793 6 23 0 0-1-0 60 |
Switzerland (all) International 2 3.50 .879 |
2007-08 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 1 3.00 .909 3 30 0 0-1-0 60 |
San Antonio Rampage AHL 5 2.58 .898 13 114 0 2-3-0 302 |
HC Lugano NLA 26 26 2.62 - 69 2 12-12-2 1584 | Relegation 5 5 2.79 - 14 0 4-1-0 301
Switzerland (all) International 3 - - |
2008-09 HC Lugano NLA 49 49 2.88 - 142 2 27-15-7 2956 | Playoffs 7 7 3.45 .895 26 0 3-4-0 452
2009-10 HC Lugano NLA 48 50 3.02 - 145 2 23-20-4 2883 | Playoffs 4 4 5.50 .836 22 0 0-4-0 240
2010-11 HC Lugano NLA 35 50 3.10 .873 105 3 12-18-5 2032 | - - -
2011-12 HC Lugano NLA 0 2 - - |
St. John's IceCaps AHL 31 2.86 .895 82 696 1 15-12-2 1722 | Playoffs 1 4.62 .833 2 10 0 0-0-0 26
2012-13 Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NLA 40 41 3.88 .897 146 1271 2 15-21-3 2259 | Relegation 12 12 3.53 .891 44 0 5-7-0 747
2013-14 Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NLA 43 50 3.76 .872 148 1010 0 10-25-6 2364 | Relegation 7 9 3.47 .885 21 162 0 3-3-0 363
2014-15 Hockey Thurgau NLB 5 11 4.72 .856 21 0 0-5-0 267 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
1991-92 Suisse Romande QC Int PW - - - |
2004-05 HC Sparta Praha Spengler Cup 2 5 5.26 - 9 0 0-1-0 103 |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2014-15 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA Goaltending Coach hired Feb 5th
Gottéron U20 Elite Jr. A Goaltending Coach hired Feb 5th
Gottéron U17 Elite Novizen Goaltending Coach hired Feb 5th
2015-16 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA Goaltending Coach
Gottéron U20 Elite Jr. A Goaltending Coach
Gottéron U17 Elite Novizen Goaltending Coach
Switzerland U16 (all) International-Jr Goaltending Coach
2016-17 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA Goaltending Coach
Gottéron U20 Elite Jr. A Goaltending Coach
Gottéron U17 Elite Novizen Goaltending Coach
2017-18 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NL Goaltending Coach
Gottéron U20 Elite Jr. A Goaltending Coach
Gottéron U17 Elite Novizen Goaltending Coach
2018-19 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NL Goaltending Coach
Gottéron U20 Elite Jr. A Goaltending Coach
Gottéron U17 Elite Novizen Goaltending Coach
2019-20 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NL Goaltending Coach
Gottéron U20 U20-Elit Goaltending Coach
Gottéron U17 U17-Elit Goaltending Coach
2020-21 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NL Goaltending Coach
Gottéron U20 U20-Elit Goaltending Coach
Gottéron U17 U17-Elit Goaltending Coach
Player Career Totals
League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
AHL 5 134 2.95 .905 359 3404 4 63-48-10 7294 | 3 18 4.36 .916 48 526 2 8-8-0 660
ECHL 1 27 3.29 .885 82 633 1 10-10-3 1494 | 0
EJC-18 1 5 3.95 .884 | 0
International 6 33 4 5.16 .823 55 255 0 8-7-5 640 | 0
International-Jr 3 5 10 111 0 3-1-1 300 | 0
Junioren A1 1 - | 0
NHL 7 214 2.52 .912 513 5294 13 106-74-17 12230 | 3 13 2.07 .922 24 285 1 6-5-0 697
NLA (NL) 12 270 334 3.17 .733 831 2281 11 112-113-30 15731 | 9 46 42 3.62 .492 167 162 0 17-28-0 2767
OG 2 6 10 2.78 .912 13 135 0 1-1-3 281 | 0
QC Int PW 1 - | 0
NLB (SL) 2 5 11 4.72 .856 21 0 0-5-0 267 | 1 2 2 4 0 130
Spengler Cup 1 2 5 5.26 9 0 0-1-0 103 | 0
Elite Jr. A (U20-Elit) 3 80 3.16 .000 253 2 38-31-11 4809 | 3 7 2.62 .000 19 0 1-6-0 435
WC 5 19 25 3.27 .876 56 394 1 5-10-4 1029 | 0
WJC-20 2 11 2.39 .938 20 304 1 7-3-1 503 | 0
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
01/24/2015
01/24/2015 Confirmed Thurgau Retired
10/22/2014
10/22/2014 Confirmed No team Thurgau
11/13/2012
11/13/2012 Extension Rapperswil-Jona Rapperswil-Jona
06/01/2012
06/01/2012 Confirmed St. John's IceCaps Rapperswil-Jona
10/05/2011
10/05/2011 Confirmed Lugano St. John's IceCaps
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