 Berra led the Thunderbirds with 12 wins in 31 games, and was recalled to the Panthers to play out the regular season, appearing in 7 games.On 11 February 2017, Berra agreed to a three-year contract with HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the National League for a reported worth of CHF 3.5 million.The contract would start from the 2017–18 season.