Sometimes these prospect reports can write themselves. Some week’s news drops right on my lap, which happened this past week. 
Most of the news didn’t come from the typical suspects this time around, so here’s a quick update on what’s been happening. 
Matvey Petrov grabbed a pair of goals to take his tally to 34. Petrov now has 80 points in his first season in North Bay. Since the Battalion relocated from Brampton in 2013, only six players have hit the 80 point mark in a season. Petrov is now one of them, and with seven games left, he’s got a chance to push himself higher up that list. 
Xavier Bourgault continued his run back from injury. The Oilers’ first round scored a pair of goals in two games for the Shawinigan Cataractes. The same can be said for Jake Chiasson from the Brandon Wheat Kings. He’s now 12 games into his return and is now finding his groove again. Chiasson had a goal and two assists in three games this week. 
Finally, Carter Savoie was named to the NCAA West Regional All-Tournament Team.
And there is your brief catch up. Now, then dive into the rest of the news. 

Holloway and the Bakersfield boys

If you didn’t see Dylan Holloway’s highlight reel assist from last night, then here you go. 
He’s confident! And you’ve got to love that. 
Hopefully, it won’t be long before we see him with an Oilers logo on his chest, but for now, he’s doing a great job in the AHL. With six points in his last three games, Holloway is now up to 19 points. He hasn’t scored a goal in seven games, but that shouldn’t worry anyone. Holloway has only had one big goal-scoring season and that was in his last season with the Okotoks Oilers when he scored 40. Other than that, the most goals he had in junior or college was 11. 
Stuart Skinner had another strong performance for the Condors too. He had a 23 save shutout in a 4-0 win over the Henderson Silver Knights. The other two games this week weren’t great for him. He had a 0.890SV% and averaged 3.5 goals against. With that being said, the Henderson game was a good bounceback for him. Skinner now has a 0.923SV% and a 2.17 GAA,
Filip Engaras also played in his first game with the Condors. He did not register a point. 

Mazura Leaves Providence College

Tomas Mazura switched allegiances earlier this week, transferring from Providence College to St Lawrence University. 
Mazura is the Czech Republic forward the Oilers drafted in the 6th round (162nd overall) in the 2019 draft. He’s a big body standing at 6’3″ and 190 lbs. 
He transferred to St Lawrence after one season with Providence. Mazura scored once and grabbed one assist in only games for the Friars. 
Perhaps a fresh start with the Saints in the ECAC conference can help Mazura regain his offensive game. When the Oilers drafted him, he’d just finished a 54 point campaign with the Kimball Union Academy. Mazura followed that up with a 73 point season in his final season before heading to the next level.
It would be great to see him get back that side of his game. 

Oilers Sign Goaltender Ryan Fanti

Ken Holland added to the organization’s goaltending depth, signing Ryan Fanti out of the NCAA. Fanti was one of the best goaltenders in the NCAA with the University of Minnesota-Duluth this season. 
In 38 games with the Bulldogs in 2022, Fanti finished with a 0.928SV% and a 1.83 GAA with a record of 20-12-4. His collegiate career came to an end in the quarterfinals of the National Tournament. Ironically, Carter Savoie scored the game-winner to advance the University of Denver and send Fanti and the Bulldogs home.
Fanti is on an amateur tryout contract until the end of the season; then, his two-year deal kicks in for the 2022-23 season. 
Games Played
Goals
Assists
Points
AHL
Cooper Marody
Bakersfield Condors
Forward
Season
46
21
30
51
Last 7 days
3
2
5
7
Dmitri Samorukov
Bakersfield Condors
Defence
Season
49
3
15
18
84th overall, 2017
Last 7 days
3
0
1
1
Dylan Holloway
Bakersfield Condors
Forward
Season
29
7
12
19
14th overall, 2020
Last 7 days
3
0
6
6
Filip Berglund
Bakersfield Condors
Defence
Season
39
0
4
4
91st overall, 2016
Last 7 days
3
0
0
0
Filip Engaras
Bakersfield Condors
Forward
Season
1
0
0
0
169th overall, 2020
Last 7 days
1
0
0
0
Graham McPhee
Bakersfield Condors
Forward
Season
26
3
3
6
149th overall, 2016
Last 7 days
0
0
0
0
James Hamblin
Bakersfield Condors
Forward
Season
52
17
12
29
Last 7 days
3
1
2
3
Markus Niemelainen
Bakersfield Condors
Defence
Season
29
2
5
7
63rd overall, 2016
Last 7 days
1
0
0
0
Michael Kesselring
Bakersfield Condors
Defence
Season
45
2
8
10
162nd overall, 2018
Last 7 days
3
0
0
0
Ostap Safin
Bakersfield Condors
Forward
Season
27
2
3
5
115th overall, 2017
Last 7 days
0
0
0
0
Philip Broberg
Bakersfield Condors
Defence
Season
28
3
17
20
8th overall, 2019
Last 7 days
0
0
0
0
Philip Kemp
Bakersfield Condors
Defence
Season
50
3
6
9
208th overall, 2017
Last 7 days
3
0
1
1
Raphael Lavoie
Bakersfield Condors
Forward
Season
56
13
13
26
38th overall, 2019
Last 7 days
3
0
0
0
Tyler Benson
Bakersfield Condors
Forward
Season
6
0
3
3
Last 7 days
3
0
1
1
Vincent Desharnais
Bakersfield Condors
Defence
Season
55
5
19
24
183rd overall, 2016
Last 7 days
3
0
1
1
Games Played
GAA
SV %
Ilya Konovalov
Bakersfield Condors
Goaltender
Season
16
2.78
0.893
85th overall, 2019
Last 7 days
0
0
0
Olivier Rodrigue
Bakersfield Condors
Goaltender
Season
13
3.09
0.886
62nd overall, 2018
Last 7 days
0
0
0
Stuart Skinner
Bakersfield Condors
Goaltender
Season
25
2.17
0.923
Last 7 days
3
2.33
0.926
Games Played
Goals
Assists
Points
Europe
Maxim Beryozkin
Loko Yaroslavl
Forward
Season
15
8
17
25
138th overall, 2020
Last 7 days
0
0
0
0
Maxim Denezhkin
Lada Togliatti (VHL)
Forward
Season
48
15
21
36
193rd overall, 2019
Last 7 days
0
0
0
0
Jeremias Lindewall
Örnsköldsvik HF
Forward
Season
18
13
13
26
200th overall, 2020
Last 7 days
0
0
0
0
Aapeli Räsänen
KalPa (Liiga)
Forward
Season
58
12
23
35
153rd overall, 2016
Last 7 days
2
0
0
0
Patrik Siikanen
JVP (Liiga)
Forward
Season
30
7
5
12
195th overall, 2018
Last 7 days
0
0
0
0
NCAA
Skyler Brind’ Amour
Quinnipiac Univ
Forward
Season
41
3
17
20
177th overall, 2017
Last 7 days
2
0
2
2
Tomas Mazura
Providence College
Forward
Season
8
1
1
2
162nd overall, 2019
Last 7 days
0
0
1
1
Luca Munzenberger
University of Vermont
Defence
Season
32
0
3
3
90th overall, 2021
Last 7 days
3
0
0
0
Carter Savoie
University of Denver
Forward
Season
37
22
22
44
100th overall, 2020
Last 7 days
1
1
0
1
OHL
Matvey Petrov
North Bay Battalion
Forward
Season
56
34
46
80
180th overall, 2021
Last 7 days
2
2
0
2
Tyler Tullio
Oshawa Generals
Forward
Season
60
36
42
78
126th overall, 2020
Last 7 days
3
2
0
2
QMJHL
Xavier Bourgault
Shawinigan Cataractes
Forward
Season
31
26
25
51
22nd overall, 2021
Last 7 days
2
2
0
2
USHL
Shane Lachance
Youngstown Phantoms
Forward
Season
46
10
9
19
186th overall, 2021
Last 7 days
2
0
0
0
WHL
Jake Chiasson
Brandon Wheat Kings
Forward
Season
12
3
6
9
116th overall, 2021
Last 7 days
3
1
2
3
Max Wanner
Moose Jaw Warriors
Defence
Season
55
6
17
23
212th overall, 2021
Last 7 days
0
0
0
0