ST. PAUL – Minnesota Wild President of Hockey Operations and General Manager announced Monday the signing of Brock Faber to an eight-year contract extension.
Faber, 21, will make $8.5 million a season for the next eight years beginning in 2025-26 and going through the 2032-33 season.
The Minnesota native played in all 82 games for the Wild last year where he recorded eight goals and 47 points. He ranked second in Calder Voting for the leagues top rookie behind Connor Bedard.
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Faber led all NHL rookies in time on ice (6th among all NHL skaters) and blocked shots. He also ranked tied for first in assists, tied for second in points and third with 13 power-play assists amongst rookies last year.
He finished the season with 2,047:53 minutes played which was the most by an NHL rookie since the 2000-01 season and the fifth-highest total among all NHL players last season. He skated a career-high 33:25 vs. Montreal on Dec. 21, the highest single-game total by an NHL skater last season and third-highest total by an NHL rookie since the 2000-01 season.
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Faber also set a single-season rookie franchise record for most assists, blocked shots and time on ice. His point total was also the most all-time by a Wild rookie defenseman and the second-highest total by a rookie in franchise history behind Kirill Kaprizov’s 51 in 2020.
He is now one of four players in franchise history to receive the honor of making the All-Rookie team at seasons end. Faber joins Jonas Brodin, 2012-13; Kaprizov, 2020-21; Marco Rossi, 2023-24.
The right-shot defenseman started the year as one of the best defensive defenders in the NHL playing alongside Jonas Brodin.
After Brodin’s injury, Faber played most of his minutes with Jake Middleton, whom the Wild just extended to a four-year contract earlier this offseason.
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Faber preformed much better with Brodin than with Middleton but with Jared Spurgeon being healthy for next season the young defenseman will play with Brodin again.
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