Reto Berra

Reto Berra

Born	(1987-01-03) January 3, 1987 (age 30) Bülach, Switzerland
Height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
NHL team Former teams	Florida Panthers ZSC Lions HC Davos SCL Tigers EV Zug EHC Biel Calgary Flames Colorado Avalanche
National team	Switzerland
NHL Draft	106th overall, 2006 St. Louis Blues
Playing career	2003–present

Reto Berra (born January 3, 1987) is a Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Berra played seven seasons in Switzerland's National League A, spending time with the GCK Lions, HC Davos and SCL Tigers before joining EHC Biel in 2009 where he was the team's starting goaltender for four years. He was an NHL draft pick of the St. Louis Blues, selected in the fourth round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft and was traded to the Calgary Flames, with whom he made his NHL debut in 2013–14. Internationally, Berra has played with the Swiss National Team on several occasions; he has appeared in two World Championships. At the 2013 tournament, he shared goaltending duties with Martin Gerber and helped lead Switzerland to a silver medal, the nation's first medal in 60 years.

Berra played youth hockey in his home town of Bülach, where he became a goaltender full-time at age 11. He played his first professional game in 2003–04 in the National League B (NLB) for GCK Lions, and two years later played his first National League A (NLA) games with ZSC Lions. He caught the attention of the St. Louis Blues during the 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, and the team selected him with their fourth round pick, 106th overall, at the 2006 National Hockey League (NHL) Entry Draft. Berra opted to remain in Switzerland where he was the back-up goaltender for the Lions, SCL Tigers and HC Davos. He was a member of HC Davos' Swiss championship team in 2009.