Matthew Berlin (born January 20, 1998) is a

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amateur

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player. He appeared in one game for the

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of the

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(NHL) in the 2022–23 season as an emergency

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who was put in a game against the

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on January 28, 2023, with 2:26 remaining in the game.

Playing career

Berlin was drafted 148th overall by the

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in the fifth round of the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft. In January 2016, he was reassigned to the

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of the

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(AJHL) for the remainder of the 2015–16 season. The Chiefs traded Berlin to the

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in October 2016, where he spent two seasons and amassed a 19–9–4–1 record. Berlin was traded to the

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in January 2018. In the 2018–19 season, Berlin played as a starter for the AJHL

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, who had first acquired him from the Drayton Valley Thunder in 2016. After finishing the season with 28 wins in 38 games, he signed with the

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for the 2019–20 season. Berlin was an emergency backup goalie for the

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on April 22, 2022, against the

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/ref> On January 28, 2023, the Edmonton Oilers signed him to an amateur tryout contract, after regular goaltender

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was pulled from the lineup before game time due to illness. Berlin served as the backup to Jack Campbell and entered the game for the final 2 minutes in the Oilers' 7–3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks, saving his lone shot faced.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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Playing career

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

See also

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