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Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber suffered a skull fracture during a preseason game against the Dallas Stars on Friday when he was hit by a deflected puck. He underwent successful surgery Sunday and is on indefinite injured reserve, with no return timeline provided. General manager Bill Guerin emphasized that while Faber’s condition is improving, the team will prioritize his recovery over updates about his hockey status.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-29,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Brock Faber, a 24-year-old defenseman for the Minnesota Wild, is out indefinitely after undergoing surgery to repair a fractured skull sustained during a preseason game against the Dallas Stars on Friday night. The injury occurred when Faber was hit in the head by a puck that had been deflected off a stick, likely by Sam Steel of the Dallas Stars near the end of the second period.
Faber skated more than any player in the NHL last season and is expected to play a key role alongside Quinn Hughes. He also represented the United States at the Olympics this year, where his team won gold. The Wild will begin their regular season on Thursday against Nashville, but without Faber's presence due to his ongoing recovery.
General manager Bill Guerin stated that there is currently no timeline for Faber’s return and said he would provide updates as necessary from medical professionals' guidance.
Written for “Brock Faber Injury” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.
The Minnesota Wild will be without one of their star players to start the season.
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Wild → start → season
Brock Faber suffered a skull fracture and underwent surgery on Sunday, the team announced Tuesday.
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team → suffer → Sunday
The 24-year-old defenseman sustained the injury during the second period of a preseason game on Friday against the Dallas Stars when he was hit the head with a deflected puck.
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he → sustain → puck
General manager Bill Guerin stated the surgery was successful and Faber is resting at home.
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Faber → state → home
“He just had a serious surgery and an injury, so we’re just gonna update you guys when the time’s right,” Guerin said Tuesday, per The Athletic.
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Guerin → have → Athletic
“But he’s doing well.
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he → do → ?
He’s doing really well, which is good news.
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which → do → ?
And we’ll just follow the doctors’ leads.”
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we → follow → leads
Faber went down on the ice and held the left side of his head, near his left ear hole, as assistant athletic trainer Brian Grogesky came out to check on him.
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Grogesky → go → him
He stayed in the game, but was later removed in the third period and taken to the hospital.
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He → stay → hospital
Guerin was also asked by reporters why Faber wasn’t immediately removed from the game.
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Faber → ask → game
You know, it just didn’t … he seemed OK.
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he → know → ?
As things progressed, we had to pull him,” he said.
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he → progress → him
The Wild went on to lose the game 2-1 and have placed their star on injured reserve indefinitely.
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Wild → go → reserve
Faber, who won an Olympic gold medal earlier this year as a member of the 2026 Team USA’s men’s hockey team, is coming off a career year after recording 15 goals and 36 assists for 52 points across 80 games.
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who → win → games
During the playoffs, he tallied 10 points across 11 games when the Wild took down Dallas in the first round before losing to Colorado in five games.
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Wild → tally → games
The Wild will miss him to start the season as Faber was set to make a star defensive paring with Quinn Hughes.
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Faber → miss → Hughes
It’s likely Jared Spurgeon will now fill that role while Faber is out.
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Faber → ’ → role
“Brock’s a great player,” Guerin added.
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Guerin → ’ → ?
“He’s a big player for us.
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He → ’ → us
So it’s always gonna affect your team when guys like that are out.
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guys → go → that
But the biggest thing here is that he’s doing well, and sometimes you just have to put the hockey aside and worry about the human being, and that’s kind of what we’re doing here now.”
Minnesota’s season kicks off Thursday in Nashville.
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season → do → Nashville
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