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Faber Named to U.S. National Junior Team Leadership Group
12/21/2021 3:47:00 PM | Men's Hockey
Faber is one of three Gophers on this year's U.S. roster.
MINNEAPOLIS – Brock Faber has been named an alternate captain for the 2022 U.S. National Junior Team ahead of the upcoming IIHF World Junior Championship, USA Hockey announced on Tuesday.
Faber, who helped the United States win a gold medal at the event last year, is one of three Gophers on the U.S. roster this year along with Matthew Knies and Chaz Lucius.
A product of the USA Hockey National Team Development Program, Faber is an international veteran for the Red, White & Blue. In addition to contributing five points during the gold medal run at last year's World Junior Championship, the defenseman was a Big Ten All-Freshman Team and NCAA All-Regional selection for the Gophers last year with 12 points (one goal, 11 assists) in 27 games. This year, the sophomore has nine points (two goals, seven assists) in 18 games. A native of Maple Grove, Minn., Faber was the first Minnesotan selected in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft after being picked up by the Los Angeles Kings in the second round (45th overall).
Gopher Hockey has a proud history at the World Junior Championship with the University of Minnesota being represented at 42 of the 45 events dating back to the inaugural tournament in 1977. Faber is one of six returning players from last year's gold medal-winning squad that also included fellow Gopher defensemen Ryan Johnson and Jackson LaCombe. USA Hockey has earned 13 medals at the World Junior Championship including five gold medals (2004, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2021).
The 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship is set to begin on Dec. 26, 2021 and run through Jan. 5, 2022 in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta. NHL Network will provide coverage of all U.S. games starting with a preliminary matchup against Slovakia on Sunday, Dec. 26 at WP Centrium at 8:30 p.m. CT.
Faber, who helped the United States win a gold medal at the event last year, is one of three Gophers on the U.S. roster this year along with Matthew Knies and Chaz Lucius.
A product of the USA Hockey National Team Development Program, Faber is an international veteran for the Red, White & Blue. In addition to contributing five points during the gold medal run at last year's World Junior Championship, the defenseman was a Big Ten All-Freshman Team and NCAA All-Regional selection for the Gophers last year with 12 points (one goal, 11 assists) in 27 games. This year, the sophomore has nine points (two goals, seven assists) in 18 games. A native of Maple Grove, Minn., Faber was the first Minnesotan selected in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft after being picked up by the Los Angeles Kings in the second round (45th overall).
Gopher Hockey has a proud history at the World Junior Championship with the University of Minnesota being represented at 42 of the 45 events dating back to the inaugural tournament in 1977. Faber is one of six returning players from last year's gold medal-winning squad that also included fellow Gopher defensemen Ryan Johnson and Jackson LaCombe. USA Hockey has earned 13 medals at the World Junior Championship including five gold medals (2004, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2021).
The 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship is set to begin on Dec. 26, 2021 and run through Jan. 5, 2022 in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta. NHL Network will provide coverage of all U.S. games starting with a preliminary matchup against Slovakia on Sunday, Dec. 26 at WP Centrium at 8:30 p.m. CT.
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