David Aebischer
David Aebischer
David Aebischer, is a former Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League with the Colorado Avalanche, Montreal Canadiens and Phoenix Coyotes. He was a member of the 2001 Stanley Cup champion Avalanche team, becoming the first Swiss native to achieve the feat. Aebischer also played several seasons in his native Switzerland with HC Fribourg-Gottéron, HC Lugano and the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers of the Nationalliga A...
against behind came coming forward games great matter opportunity short team tonight tough
It doesn't really matter who you're facing. It's great to have an opportunity to play against a team like that and unfortunately we came up short tonight but that's one game. We have to put it behind us and look forward because there are a lot of tough games coming up.
best great minutes played
We played great for the first 40 minutes, then we slacked off, ... It was the best 40 minutes we have played this year.
great
It was a great atmosphere, I made some saves, but we're here to win.
almost athlete chance great honor olympic patriotic
It's a great chance for an athlete to be in an Olympic Games, and its an honor to play for your country. I'm not back often; you almost get more patriotic because you don't live in Switzerland.
careful great hockey swiss
It's great for Swiss hockey that we won. We have to be careful because it's one game.
bad chicago days periods second today
There are going to be days like this and periods like the first. It was the same thing in Chicago. Today it was the first period. In Chicago it was a bad second period.
days periods
There are going to be days like this and periods like the first.
front guy net pass shot stick tried
(Weaver) rimmed it and I tried to go get it. It jumped over my stick and I couldn't play it where it landed. I had to go back in my net and there was a pass in front and the guy shot and scored.
good hockey swiss
This was good for Swiss hockey but at the same time, it's one game.
bit days game good loved next question ready relax rest three
You get three days off, so that's a good thing, too, ... Of course, I would've loved to go, there's no question about that, but it's no big deal. I'll just rest and relax a little bit for the first two days and then get ready for the next game we have.
both
Both of us want to play so we're going to see what happens.
against turn
I'd like to play. It's Martin's turn against Canada, but it's a coaches' decision.
played
I am happy. Now I have to get consistent. We played really well tonight, the whole team.
couple front guys mostly since tough
I was sharp, but I've been that way since January. I made a couple of tough saves, but it was mostly the guys in front of me.