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Minnesota Wild's Brock Faber to make season debut just seven weeks after suffering skull fracture

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Fox News · collected 2026-11-14 · by Matt Reigle

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Brock Faber, a 24-year-old defenseman for the Minnesota Wild, will make his season debut against the Boston Bruins after suffering a skull fracture during a preseason game against the Dallas Stars. The injury occurred when a shot from Dallas player Miro Heiskanen hit Faber in the head, requiring surgery and sidelining him for nearly two months. Wild head coach John Hynes confirmed Faber's readiness and noted the team plans to manage his playing time initially, integrating him into both special teams units despite the team's strong performance without him.
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Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber, who is also a member of the gold medal-winning USA men's hockey team, is set to make his season debut just seven weeks after suffering a skull fracture. The injury occurred during a preseason game against the Dallas Stars when a shot from Dallas' Miro Heiskanen hit Faber in the head. Despite undergoing surgery, Faber, at 24 years old, is now ready to play, according to head coach John Hynes. Hynes stated that Faber will participate in both special teams and regular gameplay but with managed minutes. This incident highlights the resilience of NHL players and their ability to recover quickly from severe injuries.

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"I think part of it will be putting him back into the situations that he can play in, and we will manage the minutes."
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Minnesota Wild defenseman and member of the gold medal-winning USA men's hockey team Brock Faber is gearing up for his season debut, less than two months after suffering a skull fracture.
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"I think part of it will be putting him back into the situations that he can play in, and we will manage the minutes."
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Minnesota Wild's Brock Faber to make season debut just seven weeks after suffering skull fracture · assertive framing

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Minnesota Wild defenseman and member of the gold medal-winning USA men's hockey team Brock Faber is gearing up for his season debut, less than two months after suffering a skull fracture. asserted
Faber → win → fracture
Faber has been out of action since the preseason, when the Wild played their final tune-up game against the Dallas Stars. asserted
Wild → play → Stars
A shot from Dallas' Miro Heiskanen hit Faber in the head, and he went down in a heap. asserted
he → hit → heap
He was able to skate off under his own power, but it was later revealed that the 24-year-old had undergone surgery for a fractured skull just days before the start of the season. asserted
old → skate → season
That's a horrific injury, so it's no shocker that Faber missed time. asserted
Faber → miss → time
However, The Athletic's Michael Russo reported that he's ready to return to action just seven weeks later. asserted
he → report → action
Yet another example of how NHL players are simply built different. asserted
players → build → ?
"He’s ready to play, so we’ve got to play him," head coach John Hynes said ahead of the team's Saturday game against the Boston Bruins. asserted
Hynes → ’ → Bruins
"I think part of it will be putting him back into the situations that he can play in, and we will manage the minutes." asserted
we → think → minutes
Hynes also said he expects to have Faber all in on special teams as well, getting time on both the power play and penalty kill. asserted
Faber → say → play
That goes to show what a huge piece of the puzzle Faber is for the Wild. asserted
Faber → go → Wild
But what's scary for the rest of the league is that the team played pretty well without him. asserted
team → play → him
Despite Faber's absence, the Wild have a five-point lead over the Nashville Predators in the Central Division going into Saturday's 14-game slate. asserted
Wild → have → slate
Bringing him back will mean mixing up some defensive pairings, but a little time to get the chemistry back where it needs to be is a small price to pay to have Faber back in the lineup. asserted
it → bring → lineup
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