Ryan Fanti
{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Ryan Fanti
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|10|3}}
| birth_place = Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 195
| position = Goaltender
| catches = Left
| league = NHL
| team = Tampa Bay Lightning
| prospect_team = Syracuse Crunch
| prospect_league = AHL
| former_teams = Bakersfield Condors
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| draft = Undrafted
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| career_start = 2022
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Ryan Fanti (born October 3, 1999) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect of the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played college ice hockey for Minnesota Duluth.
Playing career
=Collegiate=
Fanti began his collegiate career for Minnesota Duluth during the 2019–20 season, however, he did not appear in any games. During the 2020–21 season, he appeared in 20 games, with 19 starts, and posted a 10–6–2 record with a 2.40 goals against average (GAA) and .907 save percentage.{{cite web |url=https://umdbulldogs.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey/roster/ryan-fanti/6068|title=Ryan Fanti bio |website=umdbulldogs.com |access-date=April 9, 2022}}
During the 2021–22 season he posted a 20–12–4 record with a 1.83 GAA and .929 save percentage. He ranked second in conference-only save percentage at .918 and first with a 2.13 GAA in 23 starts. Fanti was named the NCHC Goaltender of the Month and Hockey Commissioners Association's National Goaltender of the Month for the month of November.{{cite web |url=https://www.nchchockey.com/news_article/show/1196815 |title=UMD's Fanti Gloves HCA Men's National Goaltender of the Month for November |website=nchchockey.com |date=December 2, 2021 |access-date=April 9, 2022}} He started all eight games for the Bulldogs, while posting a 5–2–1 record with four shutouts, a .957 save percentage and 1.00 GAA, ranking him top five in the nation in both statistics. He became the first Bulldogs player to record three consecutive shutouts since Hunter Shepard during the 2017–18 season.{{cite web |url=https://umdbulldogs.com/news/2021/12/1/mens-hockey-nchc-goaltender-of-the-month-goes-to-ryan-fanti.aspx |title=NCHC Goaltender of the Month Goes to Ryan Fanti |website=umdbulldogs.com |date=December 1, 2021 |access-date=April 9, 2022}}
During the 2022 NCHC Tournament he posted consecutive shutouts in the semifinals and championship game, to help the Bulldogs advance to the 2022 NCAA Tournament. He was subsequently named to the NCHC All-Tournament Team and named the Frozen Faceoff MVP.{{cite web |url=https://www.uscho.com/2022/03/19/fantis-second-straight-shutout-backs-minnesota-duluths-nchc-final-faceoff-title/ |title=Fanti's second straight shutout backs Minnesota Duluth's NCHC Frozen Faceoff title |website=uscho.com |date=March 19, 2021 |access-date=April 9, 2022}} Following an outstanding season, he was named to the All-NCHC First Team and NCHC Goaltender of the Year.{{cite web |url=https://umdbulldogs.com/news/2022/3/17/mens-hockey-fanti-named-nchc-goaltender-of-the-year.aspx |title=Fanti Named NCHC Goaltender of the Year |website=umdbulldogs.com |date=March 17, 2022 |access-date=April 9, 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/sports/bulldogs-hockey/umd-mens-hockey-bulldogs-fanti-named-nchc-goaltender-of-the-year |title=UMD men's hockey: Bulldogs' Fanti named NCHC Goaltender of the Year |newspaper=Duluth News Tribune |first=Matt |last=Wellens |date=March 17, 2022 |access-date=April 9, 2022}} He was also named a Mike Richter Award semifinalist and an AHCA West Second Team All-American.{{cite web |url=https://www.nchchockey.com/news_article/show/1211088 |title=UMD's Fanti Named a 2022 Mike Richter Award Semifinalist |website=nchchockey.com |date=February 22, 2022 |access-date=April 9, 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://umdbulldogs.com/news/2022/4/7/mens-hockey-fanti-takes-home-ahca-all-american-honors.aspx |title=Fanti Takes Home AHCA All-American Honors |website=umdbulldogs.com |date=April 7, 2022 |access-date=April 9, 2022}}
=Professional=
On March 28, 2022, Fanti signed a two-year contract with the Edmonton Oilers beginning with the 2022–23 season.{{cite web |url=https://umdbulldogs.com/news/2022/3/28/mens-hockey-fanti-inks-nhl-deal-with-oilers.aspx |title=Fanti Inks NHL Deal With Oillers |website=umdbulldogs.com |date=March 28, 2022 |access-date=April 9, 2022}} He was assigned to the Fort Wayne Komets of the ECHL on an amateur tryout contract for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/release-oilers-sign-minnesota-duluth-goaltender-ryan-fanti/c-332353748 |title=RELEASE: Oilers sign Minnesota-Duluth goaltender Ryan Fanti |website=NHL.com |date=March 28, 2022 |access-date=April 9, 2022}}
On March 26, 2023, in a game against the Rapid City Rush, Fanti scored an empty-net goal. He became the 15th goaltender in ECHL history to score a goal and the first goaltender in the Komets' 71-year history to do so.{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-prospect-fanti-scores-goalie-goal-for-echls-fort-wayne-komets/c-342748822 |title=Oilers prospect Fanti scores goalie goal for ECHL's Komets |website=NHL.com |first=Dan |last=O'Leary |date=March 26, 2023 |access-date=March 26, 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/thunder-bay-goaltender-fanti-scores-empty-net-goal-6759819 |title=Thunder Bay goaltender Fanti scores empty net goal |website=tbnewswatch.com |first=Leith |last=Dunick |date=March 25, 2023 |access-date=March 26, 2023}}
At the conclusion of his contract with the Oilers, Fanti left as a free agent and was signed to a one-year AHL contract with the Syracuse Crunch for the 2024–25 season on July 2, 2024.{{cite web| url = https://syracusecrunch.com/news/2024/7/2/syracuse-crunch-sign-forward-kale-kessy-goaltender-ryan-fanti-to-one-year-ahl-contracts.aspx | title = Syracuse Crunch sign Forward Kale Kessy and Goaltender Ryan Fanti to one-year AHL contracts | publisher = Syracuse Crunch | date = July 2, 2024 | accessdate = July 2, 2024 }} Following the season, the Tampa Bay Lightning signed Fanti to a one-year, two-way contract.{{cite web| url = https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2025/06/lightning-sign-ryan-fanti.html | title = Lightning Sign Ryan Fanti | publisher = prohockeyrumors.com | date = June 2, 2025 | accessdate = June 3, 2025 }}
Career statistics
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | Playoffs |
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! W ! L ! T/OT ! MIN ! GA ! SO ! GAA ! SV% ! GP ! W ! L ! MIN ! GA ! SO ! GAA ! SV% |
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| 2017–18 | NAHL | 36 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 1,797 | 78 | 2 | 2.60 | .922 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2018–19 | Minnesota Wilderness | NAHL | 39 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 2,333 | 105 | 3 | 2.70 | .917 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2020–21 | University of Minnesota Duluth | NCHC | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1,170 | 46 | 0 | 2.36 | .907 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2021–22 | University of Minnesota Duluth | NCHC | 37 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 2,201 | 67 | 7 | 1.83 | .929 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2021–22 | AHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | .878 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2022–23 | ECHL | 34 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 1,976 | 115 | 0 | 3.49 | .894 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 355 | 8 | 2 | 1.35 | .959 |
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| 2022–23 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 388 | 24 | 0 | 3.71 | .884 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2023–24 | Fort Wayne Komets | ECHL | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 959 | 44 | 2 | 2.75 | .915 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2024–25 | ECHL | 37 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2151 | 97 | 1 | 2.71 | .907 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 202 | 7 | 0 | 2.08 | .935 |
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| 2024–25 | AHL | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 330 | 8 | 0 | 1.45 | .946 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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! colspan="3" align="center" | AHL totals ! 16 ! 4 ! 6 ! 1 ! 778 ! 37 ! 0 ! 2.85 ! .907 ! — ! — ! — ! — ! — ! — ! — ! — |
Awards and honours
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! Award ! Year ! |
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! colspan="3" |College |
| All-NCHC First Team
| 2022 |
| NCHC Goaltender of the Year
| 2022 |
| NCHC All-Tournament Team
| 2022 |
| Frozen Faceoff MVP
| 2022 |
| AHCA West Second Team All-American
| 2022 |
References
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External links
- {{Ice hockey stats}}
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{{succession box | before = Adam Scheel | title = NCHC Goaltender of the Year | years = 2021–22 | after = Magnus Chrona}}
{{succession box | before = Riese Gaber | title = Frozen Faceoff MVP | years = 2022| after = Jami Krannila}}
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Category:Ice hockey people from Thunder Bay
Category:Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
Category:AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans
Category:Bakersfield Condors players
Category:Fort Wayne Komets players
Category:Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey players
Category:Minnesota Wilderness players
Category:Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL) players