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Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber underwent surgery to repair a fractured skull and there is no timetable for his return, general manager Bill Guerin told The Athletic’s Michael Russo.
According to the Wild, Faber suffered the injury in Friday’s preseason game against the Dallas Stars. On Monday, the team placed the 24-year-old blueliner on injured reserve to start the season.
“He just had a serious surgery and an injury, so we’re just gonna you guys when the time’s right,” Guerin told Russo. “But he’s doing well. He’s doing really well, which is good news. And we’ll just follow the doctor’s lead.”
Faber is coming off a 2025-26 campaign that saw him record 15 goals and 36 assists for 51 points in 80 games, averaging 24:41 of ice time per game. He also had four goals and six assists for 10 points in 11 Stanley Cup Playoff contests.
Faber, a native of Maple Grove, Minn., also helped the U.S. men’s hockey team earn a gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.
In three full NHL seasons, Faber, a 2020 second-round pick, has 33 goals and 94 assists for 127 points in 242 career regular-season games, averaging 25:01 of ice time during that span.
Faber played three seasons of college hockey at the University of Minnesota. In 97 career NCAA games, he scored seven goals and added 46 assists for 53 points.
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According to the Wild, Faber suffered the injury in Friday’s preseason game against the Dallas Stars. On Monday, the team placed the 24-year-old blueliner on injured reserve to start the season.
“He just had a serious surgery and an injury, so we’re just gonna you guys when the time’s right,” Guerin told Russo. “But he’s doing well. He’s doing really well, which is good news. And we’ll just follow the doctor’s lead.”
Faber is coming off a 2025-26 campaign that saw him record 15 goals and 36 assists for 51 points in 80 games, averaging 24:41 of ice time per game. He also had four goals and six assists for 10 points in 11 Stanley Cup Playoff contests.
Faber, a native of Maple Grove, Minn., also helped the U.S. men’s hockey team earn a gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.
In three full NHL seasons, Faber, a 2020 second-round pick, has 33 goals and 94 assists for 127 points in 242 career regular-season games, averaging 25:01 of ice time during that span.
Faber played three seasons of college hockey at the University of Minnesota. In 97 career NCAA games, he scored seven goals and added 46 assists for 53 points.
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