Wild Defenseman Brock Faber Is Out Indefinitely After Surgery to Repair a Fractured Skull
The 24-year-old defenseman was placed on injured reserve after the injury, and the Wild said there is no timetable for his return.
- On Tuesday, the Minnesota Wild announced that defenseman Brock Faber underwent surgery on Sunday for a fractured skull sustained during Friday's preseason game.
- The injury occurred during the final minute of the second period Friday when Faber was hit in the head by a deflected puck off the stick of Dallas Stars forward Sam Steel.
- A 24-year-old gold medalist on the 2026 USA Olympic hockey team, Faber skated the ninth most minutes of any NHL player last season, establishing his critical role.
- The Wild placed the defenseman on injured reserve, though the team noted on Tuesday that no specific timeframe for his recovery has been established yet.
- Minnesota opens the season on Thursday at Nashville, with Faber expected to eventually play alongside Quinn Hughes on the top defensive pair upon his return.
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We don't know when the defender can get back to the game.
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Brock Faber, 24, continued to play. The defender did not know he had a skull fracture. The Olympic gold medalist has now undergone surgery and it is unclear when he will return.
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