<p><em><strong>Update</strong>: Berlin played the last 2:26 with the Oilers in control with a 7-3 lead, with Berlin saving the only shot sent his way by Caleb Jones with 47 seconds to go.</em></p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">EBUG ACTIVATED 👀<br><br>Matt Berlin, from the University of Alberta (<a href="https://twitter.com/GBHKY?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GBHKY</a>), dressed for the <a href="https://twitter.com/EdmontonOilers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EdmontonOilers</a> tonight. He saw 2:26 on ice, making one save on one shot for a 1.000 SVP% and a memory that will last a lifetime. <a href="https://t.co/go9fvADKPh">pic.twitter.com/go9fvADKPh</a></p>— NHL (@NHL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1619577260192718848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 29, 2023</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p>The Edmonton Oilers have signed U Sports goaltender Matt Berlin to an amateur tryout contract to fill in as backup for the team’s game on Saturday against the Chicago Blackhawks.</p>



<p>Berlin will backup Jack Campbell as Stuart Skinner deals with an illness.</p>



<p>The 25-year-old is in his third season with the University of Alberta, posting a 4-0-1 record with a .892 save percentage with the Golden Bears. He shared the net with Brendan Burke in 2019-20 but as acted as a backup ever since.</p><div class="injected-ad injected-video" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="0" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="155"></div>



<p>Alberta currently sits second in Canada West behind the University of Calgary. The team’s starting goalie is former Brandon Wheat Kings netminder Ethan Kruger, while Nick Schneider – a former goalie in the Calgary Flames’ system – has also spent time in Alberta’s crease. </p>



<p>Berlin spent three years in the WHL with Spokane, Seattle and Kootenay, recording a 23-18-8 record and was a backup with Seattle when they won the 2017 WHL championship. He finished his career with the AJHL’s Sherwood Park Crusaders in 2018-19 before embarking on a school tenure with Alberta, where he won the U Sports championship in 2021.</p>



<p>Berlin and Skinner wear goalie partners in bantam with the SSAC Lions, a team that also featured a high-scoring Tyler Benson.</p>



<p>Berlin will wear No. 33 for the Oilers, last worn by Cam Talbot from 2016-19.</p><div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="1" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="139"></div>



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