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1997 NHL Draft

David Aebischer in the 1997 NHL Draft

Colorado Avalanche selected David Aebischer 161st overall in the 1997 NHL Draft, with the 27th pick of round 6.

He was the second of the 3 Swiss players selected that year. It was the seventh of the 10 picks Colorado Avalanche made in the draft. Of the 246 players selected in 1997, 101 have played in the NHL regular season. His 214 games put him 40th in the class.

Overall pick
161
Round and pick
Round 6, pick 27
Drafting team
COLColorado Avalanche
Date
Age at the draft
19 years

The picks around it

Picks 158–164 in the 1997 draft

  1. 158Jordon FlodellDPHI
  2. 159Sascha GocD22 GP · 0 PNJD
  3. 160Alexei TimkinLDAL
  4. 161David AebischerG214 GP · 106 WCOL
  5. 162Joel TrottierRBOS
  6. 163Joe DusbabekRSJS
  7. 164Todd FedorukL545 GP · 97 PPHI

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1997 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1997 class

2nd
of 3 Swiss players selected
13th
of 19 goaltenders selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First Swiss players selected

  1. 14Michel RiesenL12 GP · 1 PEDM
  2. 161David AebischerG214 GP · 106 WCOL
  3. 209Rene StussiCANA
Every pick from Switzerland in the 1997 draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

David Aebischer made his NHL debut on October 18, 2000, 3 years and 119 days after the draft.

214
Games
106
Wins
13
Shutouts
.912
Save %

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

Colorado Avalanche picks in the 1997 draft

  1. 26Kevin GrimesDCOL
  2. 53Graham BelakLCOL
  3. 55Rick BerryD197 GP · 15 PCOL
  4. 78Ville NieminenL385 GP · 117 PCOL
  5. 87Brad LarsenL294 GP · 48 PCOL
  6. 133Aaron MiskovichCCOL
  7. 161David AebischerG214 GP · 106 WCOL
  8. 217Doug SchmidtDCOL
  9. 243Kyle KidneyLCOL
  10. 245Stephen LafleurDCOL