Stéphane Charlin (born 30 August 2000) is a

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professional

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who is currently playing with Genève-Servette HC of the

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(NL). He previously played with the

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Playing career

Charlin won two consecutive Swiss championship titles with Genève-Servette HC U20 team in 2018 and 2019. Charlin started the 2019/20 season, his final junior season, with Geneva's U20 team for the third straight year. However, he was quickly loaned to Geneva's affiliate,

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of the

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(SL) to make his professional debut. Charlin posted a 3.68 GAA with a .887 SVS% through 6 games when he was called up by Genève-Servette HC to replace injured backup, Gauthier Descloux. On 26 November 2019, Charlin signed his first professional contract, agreeing to a two-year deal with Genève-Servette HC. He unexpectedly made his

(NL) debut on 29 November 2019 in a game against the

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replacing Robert Mayer who had received a game misconduct for hitting Marcus Krüger with his blocker. Charlin went on to play 26 minutes, allowing no goal in a 2-1 win. Mayer's game misconduct resulted in an automatic one game suspension, forcing Charlin to make his first NL start the next day at home against SC Bern. Charlin saved 30 of Bern's 32 shots, posting a 93.75 SVS% in a 2-1 loss for his first NL complete game. Charlin started his second NL game on 22 February 2020 against

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in which he recorded his first NL

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in a 1-0 win. On 20 March 2020, it was announced that Charlin, along with teammate Jesse Tanner, would be loaned to

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in the

for the 2020-21 season. On 3 February 2021, Charlin was signed to an early two-year contract extension by Servette initially through the end of the 2023–24 season. On 8 June 2021, it was announced that Charlin would be loaned to

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of the SL to begin the 2021–22 season. Charlin was loaned to the

for the 2022-23 season. On 10 January 2023, Charlin agreed to a two-year contract with the Tigers, starting with the 2023-24 season. On 17 October 2024, Charlin agreed to a three-year contract with Servette to return to Geneva starting with the 2025-26 season.

International play

Charlin was named to Switzerland's U20 U18 national team for the 2020 World Junior Championships in the

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. He entered the tournament as Luca Hollenstein's went on to win his only start against the Finns. He came on as a replacement to Hollenstein in the 30th minute against Sweden, posting a .938 SV% and a 1.98 GAA in 2 games.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Charlin, Stéphane 2000 births SC Langenthal players Living people Genève-Servette HC players SCL Tigers players Swiss ice hockey goaltenders Ice hockey people from Geneva