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Fanti recalled by Oilers to serve as emergency back-up

Thunder Bay netminder spent most of the season with the ECHL's Fort Wayne Komets, where he posted a 9-6-2 record.
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Thunder Bay's Ryan Fanti has been recalled to serve as Edmonton's emergency back-up goaltender for the 2024 NHL playoffs. (NHL photo)

EDMONTON -- Thunder Bay's Ryan Fanti will serve as the emergency back-up goaltender for the Edmonton Oilers in the NHL playoffs.

Fanti, who signed a two-year, two-way deal with the Oilers in 2022, split the season between the American Hockey League's Bakersfield Condors and the ECHL's Fort Wayne Komets, where he compiled a 9-6-2 record with a 2.75 goals against average and a .915 save percentage.

The Oilers open the 2024 playoffs at home on Monday night against the Los Angeles Kings.



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A proud Nova Scotian who has called Thunder Bay home since 2002, Leith is Dougall Media's director of news, but still likes to tell your stories too. Wants his Expos back and to see Neil Young at least one more time. Twitter: @LeithDunick
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