The Minnesota Wild have put pen to paper with one of their top defensive prospects, inking Brock Faber to a three-year entry-level deal.
According to The Athletic’s Michael Russo, Faber will travel with the Wild for their road game against the Chicago Blackhawks and “burn” a year of his entry-level contract. He signs this deal after concluding his accomplished three-year collegiate career at the University of Minnesota.
At Minnesota, Faber scored 53 points in 97 total games and captained his team to the NCAA’s National Championship game, which happened last night. While the Gophers lost in dramatic and heartbreaking fashion just seconds into overtime against Quinnipiac University, Faber remains a decorated college player. He is a two-time conference Defensive Player of the Year in the Big 10 and won the conference title as a freshman.
Even before this season, Faber cemented himself as a top prospect with a brilliant 2021-22 campaign that saw him earn a spot on the United States’ team for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. He also played on Team USA for two World Junior Championships.
Faber is half of the Wild’s compensation package that they received from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for star forward Kevin Fiala, alongside the 2022 first-round pick that became Djurgarden forward Liam Ohgren.
While he might not reach the heights Fiala has as an NHLer, Faber has done everything necessary to give fans confidence that he will become a difference-making blueliner at the NHL level, and perhaps with this entry-level deal in hand, Faber can do that sooner rather than later.
Wild already sitting two D.
Wonder if his eyes are still puffy and red from crying his eyes out last night.
The haters are blaming the coach.
It was the team giving up pressure and just trying to play D to end the game. Poor strategy. What got you the lead? – so change the whole game plan sounds like a good idea.
So jealous that you mock!
Or was it that Quinnipiac had a better overall offensive game?
It wasn’t just him crying.
I’m still in a little bit of shock tbh.
But I feel for the kid.
You could see the physical conditioning of the Quinnipiac team taking over as that game went along. The advantage of having a team made up of 21 and 22 year olds.
Lol!
More like they just got a lucky bounce.
Not like the gophers ever play them.
It was only the 2nd time in the 100 years of the gophers that they played them.
Did you watch that 3rd period? It was all Bobcats.