University of Minnesota Athletics
2022-23 Men's Hockey Roster
Jersey Number 14
Brock Faber
- Position:
- Defense
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 200
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Maple Grove, Minn.
- Previous Team:
- US NTDP U18
- NHL Rights:
- Minnesota (2022-Trade)
- Major:
- Business and Marketing Education
Bio
| PRONUNCIATION |
• Signed three-year, entry-level NHL contract with the Minnesota Wild on April 9, 2023
• Made NHL debut April 10, 2023
2022-23 | JUNIOR (CAPTAIN)
AHCA/CCM Hockey All-American West First Team
Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the Year
All-Big Ten First Team
Minnesota's Mike Crupi Most Determined Player
Minnesota's Elwin "Doc" Romnes Leadership & Sportsmanship Award
Academic All-Big Ten
• Served as the team captain and appeared in 38 of 40 games, missing two for an injury
• Tallied career highs in goals (4), assists (22) and points (26)
• Had a point in three of four NCAA Tournament games totaling four assists and was a plus-six at the event
• Gophers held a 15-5-0 record when he registered a point and a 3-1-0 mark when he scored a goal
• Recorded five multi-point outings, including a pair of season-high, three-point performances coming versus Lindenwood (Oct. 2) and at Michigan State (Dec. 3)
• Tallied the first game-winning goal of his career against Ohio State (Feb. 24)
• Posted a career-long, six-game point streak from Nov. 17 to Dec. 3
• Ranked fourth on the team with a plus-29 rating, which was fifth in the NCAA among defensemen
• Blocked a total of 54 shots, the second-most of any Gopher
• Helped Minnesota to the NCAA's sixth-best goals against per game at 2.3
• Part of a defense corps that combined for 147 points on 30 goals and 117 assists, the most points of any defensive unit at the NCAA Frozen Four
• Part of the Gophers runner-up finish at the 2023 NCAA Frozen Four and a Big Ten Conference regular season championship
• Earned his third letter
2021-22 | SOPHOMORE
U.S. Olympian
Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the Year
All-Big Ten First Team
Minnesota's Mike Crupi Most Determined Player
Academic All-Big Ten
• Skated in 32 games recording new career highs of 14 points, two goals and 12 assists
• Helped the Gophers win the 2021-22 Big Ten Regular-Season Championship and advance to the NCAA Frozen Four for the first time since 2014
• Team was 10-2-0 when he tallied a point
• Scored his second career goal and recorded a two-point game against Wisconsin (Nov. 5)
• Added his second two-point game and second goal of the season in a 5-1 win at Michigan (Dec. 3)
• Earned his second letter
2020-21 | FRESHMAN
NCAA West Regional All-Tournament Team
All-Big Ten Honorable Mention
Big Ten All-Freshman Team
Big Ten Freshman of the Year and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year finalist
Minnesota's Frank Pond Rookie of the Year
• Skated in 27 games for the Gophers as a freshman
• Recorded 12 points (one goal, 11 assists) to tie for the team lead among Gopher newcomers
• Led the team with 39 blocked shots
• Team was 1-0-0 when he scored a goal and 6-1-0 when he tallied a point
• Made his college debut in a 4-1 win over Penn State (Nov. 19)
• Notched his first point with a goal in a 4-1 win over Ohio State (Nov. 23)
• Tied the program record and the NCAA tournament single-game record with five assists against Omaha (Mar. 27)
• Earned first letter
• Missed four games while helping the U.S. National Junior Team win a gold medal at the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship
JUNIORS
• Spent two seasons with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program
• Skated with the U.S. National Under-18 Team during the 2019-20 season and recorded 12 points (three goals, nine assists) in 46 games
• Played for the U.S. National Under-17 Team during the 2018-19 campaign and notched 15 points (three goals, 12 assists) in 56 games
• Also skated in one game with the U.S. National Under-18 Team during the 2018-19 season
INTERNATIONAL
• Served as captain for Team USA at the rescheduled 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship in Edmonton playing with Gopher teammates Logan Cooley and Matthew Knies
• Named to his second U.S. National Junior Team roster and served as an alternate captain for the IIHF World Junior Championship (canceled) along with fellow Gophers Matthew Knies and Chaz Lucius
• One of four players with Gopher ties (Ben Meyers, Matthew Knies, Aaron Ness) selected to the 2022 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey team
• Tallied one assist in four games at the Olympics
• Won a gold medal with the U.S. National Junior Team at the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship in Edmonton along with fellow Gophers Jackson LaCombe and Ryan Johnson
• Won a gold medal with the U.S. National Under-18 Team at the 2019 Five Nations Tournament and added a silver medal with the team at the 2020 Five Nations Tournament
• Earned a silver medal with the U.S. National Under-17 Team at the 2018 Under-18 Four Nations Tournament and a bronze medal at the 2019 Under-17 Five Nations Tournament while also skating with the team at the 2018 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge
PERSONAL
• Son of Jay and Karri Faber
• Has two older sisters, Payton and Paige
• Selected in the second round (45th overall) by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft -- the highest a Gopher Hockey prospect has been drafted by the organization
• First Minnesotan selected in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft
• NHL rights were traded to the Minnesota Wild June 29, 2022
Gophers Win Season Opener 2-1
Thursday, August 15
