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Brock Faber Could be in Line for Biggest Contract in Minnesota Wild History

The (34-28-9) Minnesota Wild are nearing the end of another middle-of-the-road season… except worse. With 11 games left and the Wild 9 points out of the final wild card spot in the West, the playoffs are pretty much out of reach.

While this season hasn’t been anything special, in terms of team success, there have been promising developments for the team’s future, especially from rookies Marco Rossi and Minnesota’s own Brock Faber. Faber, the Maple Grove native, has pretty much been the best defender on the ice since his professional debut on April 9th of 2023, fresh off of a National Championship loss as a Golden Gopher.

Faber has played in all 71 games this season, averaging 25:05 time on ice per night (7th in NHL), racking up 40 total points (7 goals and 33 assists), and is currently sitting at a +5. To add on to that, he is currently second in Calder trophy odds, and would pretty much be a lock if not for Chicago’s Connor Bedard.

Brock Faber to get massive extension from Minnesota Wild?

According to Michael Russo and Shayna Goldman (The Athletic), current Wild GM Bill Guerin is set on extending Faber this offseason, going as far as to say he wants him to win the Calder. While Faber accomplishing this would just up his price tag, this goes to show the type of value the Wild believe he brings to the table.

In terms of contracts, Faber is currently under contract through next season, so a hypothetical extension wouldn’t kick in until the 2025-26 season. As far as numbers go, there are a few players around the league that we can look at to try to get a picture of what type of money Faber would be pulling in.