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Brock Faber

Position	Right Defense	Current Team	Minnesota Wild
Shoots	Right	Current Contract	8 years
Height	6'1"	Expires	2032-33
Weight (lbs)	200	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	30
Age	23 (Aug 22, 2002)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2020, Round 2, Overall 45 (LAK)

Date	Team	Transaction
Jul 29, 2024	Minnesota Wild	Signed 8 years @ $8.500M AAV starting in 2025-26
Apr 9, 2023	Minnesota Wild	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

2025-26 Player Card

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2024-25 Player Card

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2023-24 Player Card

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About Player Cards

Player cards present an infographic of a players performance. In this case it shows the player performance over a 3 season span. Each square is separated into three separate sub-boxes with the two smaller boxes on top representing the past two seasons and the larger box on the bottom representing the current or most recent season. This allows the reader to guage how consistent a player has been, and if early in the season it can help identify whether a players performance may be impacted by small sample size and subject to regression or is consistent with recent past performance.

Notes and Definitions

The numbers represent percentiles so the higher the better.
Percentiles are determined by comparing Forwards to Forwards and Defensemen to Defensemen.
Bursts/mi are calculated from NHL Edge Data are are speed bursts above 20mpg per mile skated. The NHL doesn't adjust for ice time so the players that skate more will naturally have more bursts over 20, or at least more opportunity to have more. The NHL also does not provide ice time in the context of NHL Edge Statistics, however, it does provide distance skated. By adjusting for distance skated it will have a similar effect to adjusting for ice time but also adjust for situationional effect. For example, Players don't typically skate as much on the PK, mostly within the defensive zone, so don't get significant opportunity in that ice time to get speed bursts above 20mph. Adjusting with miles skates would account for this better than adjusting with ice time.
Sh%AE is Shooting Percentage above Expected (Sh% - xSh%) and is an indicator of how good a shooter is at converting chances into goals.
Relative statistics are On Ice - Off Ice statistics and can be an indicator of whether the player makes his teammates better or worse.
All data is 5v5 except Shooting Hardest and Average, Skating Top Speed and Bursts/mi which are all situations, ES Average which is even strength (NHL doesn't give a specific definition).

Data Sources

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Shooting and Skating (except Sh%AE) are from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

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5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2022-23	MIN	2	34:08	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.09	-0.09	0.00	5.33	-5.33	0.00	0.00
2023-24	MIN	82	1474:36	0.16	0.90	1.06	0.20	-0.04	4.08	5.04	-0.96	0.00	3.03
2024-25	MIN	78	1539:33	0.27	0.31	0.58	0.20	0.07	6.67	4.92	1.75	0.00	3.80
2025-26	MIN	20	389:14	0.31	0.15	0.46	0.23	0.08	5.88	4.32	1.56	1.85	1.85

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2022-23	MIN	2	34:08	43.95	1.76	2.44	45.70	0.00	2.76	100.00	46.93	0.76	-0.77	14.70
2023-24	MIN	82	1474:36	38.45	2.60	2.31	42.36	2.56	2.34	50.39	49.73	0.04	0.15	-1.21
2024-25	MIN	78	1539:33	38.97	1.87	2.18	44.31	1.95	2.51	48.98	46.54	0.07	0.43	-3.84
2025-26	MIN	20	389:14	39.15	1.70	2.16	41.00	2.16	2.49	44.00	46.51	-0.27	-0.17	-1.30

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
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Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Defense Pairs

Season

Season	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
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Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

Where Does Brock Faber Stands In Team USA’s Olympic Picture? at Hockey Wilderness (Tue Nov 11, 2025)
Where Does Brock Faber Stand In Team USA’s Olympic Picture? at Hockey Wilderness (Tue Nov 11, 2025)
Why Did the Wild Commit To Brock Faber But Not Marco Rossi? at Hockey Wilderness (Mon Nov 10, 2025)
Revisiting The Kevin Fiala And Brock Faber Trade at Yahoo Sports NHL (Mon Nov 10, 2025)
Wild Need to Focus on Positives & Negatives to Win Games at The Hockey Writers (Thu Oct 30, 2025)
Brock Faber's Frustration Is Starting To Manifest In His Play at Hockey Wilderness (Tue Oct 28, 2025)
L'échange Kevin Fiala-Brock Faber aurait pu être bien différent! at HABSolument Fan (Sun Aug 31, 2025)
Canadiens Reportedly Made a Brock Faber-Style Offer for 21-Year-Old Star Lane Hutson at Habs Fanatics (Tue Aug 26, 2025)
Wild’s Boldy & Faber Invited to Team USA’s Olympic Orientation Camp at The Hockey Writers (Wed Aug 20, 2025)
Wild's Brock Faber Has Horse Named After Him at Hockey Wilderness (Mon Aug 18, 2025)
Where Minnesota Wild's Brock Faber Ranks Among NHL Defensemen at Yahoo Sports NHL (Fri Aug 15, 2025)
It would be a Brock Faber-type contract for Kent Hughes and the Montreal Canadiens on defense with Lane Hutson at Habs Fanatics (Thu Aug 14, 2025)
Wild 2024-25 Report Cards: Jonas Brodin & Brock Faber at The Hockey Writers (Thu Aug 14, 2025)
Revisiting the Los Angeles Kings’ Trade for Kevin Fiala at The Hockey Writers (Tue Jul 22, 2025)
Brock Faber Ranked Among Top Under-25 Defensemen in NHL at Hockey Wilderness (Mon Jul 21, 2025)
Wild defenseman named among the top young players in the NHL at Gone Puck Wild (Sat Jul 19, 2025)

Current Contract

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2025-26	23		$8,500,000	$8,500,000	-	-	$10,000,000	$10,000,000	$10,000,000	RFA-arb
2026-27	24		$8,500,000	$8,500,000	-	-	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	$9,500,000	RFA-arb
2027-28	25		$8,500,000	$8,500,000	-	-	$8,500,000	$8,500,000	$8,500,000	RFA-arb
2028-29	26		$8,500,000	$8,500,000	-	-	$8,500,000	$8,500,000	$8,500,000	RFA-arb
2029-30	27		$8,500,000	$8,500,000	-	-	$8,500,000	$8,500,000	$8,500,000	RFA-arb
2030-31	28	M-NTC	$8,500,000	$8,500,000	-	-	$8,500,000	$8,500,000	$8,500,000	UFA
2031-32	29	M-NTC	$8,500,000	$8,500,000	-	-	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	UFA
2032-33	30	M-NTC	$8,500,000	$8,500,000	-	-	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$68,000,000	$68,000,000	$68,000,000

Signed: July 29, 2024

Team: Minnesota Wild

GM: Bill Guerin

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 8.9

Clause: Player has a 15 no trade list in 2030-31, 2031-32 and 2032-33.

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2022-23	20	$925,000	$1,008,333	-	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$80,000	ELC
2023-24	21	$925,000	$1,008,333	-	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$80,000	ELC
2024-25	22	$925,000	$1,008,333	$250,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$80,000	ELC
Total				$250,000	$277,500	$2,497,500	$2,775,000	$240,000

Signed: Apr 9, 2023

Team: Minnesota Wild

GM: Bill Guerin

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2016-17	MNBEL 14U	MN Blackhawks 14U AAA	14	1	2	3
2017-18	MNBEL 14U	MN Kings 15U AAA	14	5	11	16
2017-18	NAPHL 15U	Minnesota Blades 15U AAA	4	0	6	6
2017-18	USA-S15	Team Royal	3	0	1	1
2018-19	NTDP	U.S. National U17 Team	56	3	12	15		14
2018-19	WHC-17	USA U17	5	0	2	2		4
2018-19	NTDP	U.S. National U18 Team	1	0	0	0		2
2018-19	USHL	USNTDP Juniors	35	3	7	10	-11	8				2				-2
2019-20	NTDP	U.S. National U18 Team	46	3	9	12		16
2019-20	USHL	USNTDP Juniors	19	1	8	9	+10	8
2020-21	NCAA	Univ. of Minnesota	27	1	11	12	+17	14
2020-21	WJC-20	USA U20	7	0	5	5	+8
2021-22	NCAA	Univ. of Minnesota	32	2	12	14	+8	12
2021-22	WJC-20	USA U20	5	1	1	2	+10
2021-22	OG	USA	4	0	1	1	+2	2
2022-23	NCAA	Univ. of Minnesota	38	4	23	27	+29	12
2022-23	NHL	Minnesota Wild	2	0	0	0	+2		1	0.0	20:04	6				+3		2	0.0	14:33
2023-24	NHL	Minnesota Wild	82	8	39	47	-1	26	136	5.9	24:58
2024-25	4 Nations	United States	4	0	2	2	+3		1	0.0	93:21
2024-25	NHL	Minnesota Wild	78	10	19	29	-2	23	124	8.1	25:32	6				+2	2	4	0.0	27:04
2025-26	NHL	Minnesota Wild	20	3	6	9	-4	2	45	6.7	23:56
NHL Career			182	21	64	85	-5	51	306	6.9	25:02	12				+5	2	6	0.0	20:49