If you know Faber, you know he’s not thinking about the giant payday on the horizon. But his agents, of course, are. “Brock’s just playing and trying to do what he can to help the team get ...

Brock Faber was in his room at the Cambridge Red Deer Hotel trying to get a pregame nap in when his phone, which wouldn’t stop buzzing, stirred him and his roommate Luke Hughes.

Wild’s Brock Faber can turn from Clark Kent to Superman in a hurry. The bespectacled young defenseman had a standout rookie season, despite playing the final two months with painful broken ribs.

Brock Faber’s emergence as an all-purpose specialist should make the former Gophers standout a Rookie of the Year finalist and a big part of the Wild's future.

Brock, 20, is the youngest of Jay and Karri Faber’s three children. Oldest sister Payton is 23, a U of M graduate, and works for a Minneapolis advertising agency.

Brock Faber is committed to winning with Wild. One of the most important things for Faber is the ability to win. Minnesota was in the playoff race at points during the 2023-24 season.

Brock Faber was asked to describe his welcome-to-the-NHL moment when he transitioned from the Gophers to the Wild. “I still feel like I’m having a few of them this year,” he said with a chuckle.

The Minnesota Wild don’t have the former 2023 NHL Draft first-overall pick on their roster but they surely have the next-best rookie in the league in defenseman Brock Faber.. Faber, however ...

Jay Faber was at Home Depot when Brock told him he'd been traded and that it was reported he was going to the Wild. "I'm like, 'No way,'" Jay recalled. "We were laughing." ...

Brock Faber #7 of the Minnesota Wild heads up ice in front of Alex DeBrincat #93 of the Detroit Red Wings during the first period at Little Caesars Arena on Feb. 22, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan.

Brock Faber CBS In a way, Faber got two postseason disappointments for the price of one hockey season. "It was a lot of ups and downs," said Faber, who won't turn 21 until August.

Brock Faber got his first NHL goal in the first period and Filip Gustavsson stopped 41 shots for a season-opening shutout as the Minnesota Wild beat the Florida Panthers 2-0.