A Visit To The Edmonton Oilers Farm Team
By Phil Gretzky
Oilers goalie prospect Ryan Fanti – currently playing for our ECHL affiliate the Fort Wayne Komets – has been making a lot of waves lately, as a couple of weeks ago he got into a goalie fight with the opposing goalie. You can see the tilt here. One note – YouTube has classified the video as age sensitive so you’ll need a Google account to watch it.
Not to be outdone, a few days ago in another game, he scored the first goal by a goalie in franchise history.
Fanti started the season in Bakersfield but Calvin Pickard and Olivier Rodrigue beat him out for a roster spot, so he was sent down to Fort Wayne.
He just might end up back in Bakersfield, though, if he keeps making waves.
If he can stick with Bakersfield, they can certainly use the help between the pipes, as both Pickard and Rodrigue have been unimpressive this season – both sport a sv% barely above .900 and GAAs barely below 3.00. That’s not going to earn either guy an NHL call-up anytime soon.
Hopefully, someone grabs the reins of the nets in Bakersfield to become the undisputed starter soon, otherwise, the Oilers are in trouble if one of Skinner or Campbell goes down with an injury.