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Tensions are high in Dallas this evening with the Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild currently playing period #5, otherwise known as double overtime, when it looked like things might have been all over.
The Stars had the best opportunity of the night to seal victory but it was snatched away from them thanks to an incredible diving save from Wild rookie Brock Faber.
Check it out:
Oh! My! Goodness!
Sports just have a way of bringing people together and that is especially true when you are playing alongside fellow competitors on a team, like in the sport of hockey for example.
Case in point, Minnesota Wild rookie defenseman Brock Faber appears to have quickly integrated himself into the Wild locker room given some of the rather hilarious comments he made about one of his notoriously tough teammates on Saturday.
Faber, who has only played 2 games thus far as a member of the Wild, was asked what it was like to play alongside National Hockey League enforcer Ryan Reaves when he dropped one of the funniest quotes of the season.
“Yeah he’s not that scary though… fake tough guy,” said Faber with a giant smile, eliciting a number of laughs from the media.
Unfortunately for Faber the Wild’s big man was within earshot of his comments and quickly chirped the rookie right back.
“You better hope I re-sign here,” said Reaves, eliciting even more laughter than before.
Faber integrating himself so quickly with his new teammates is no doubt a big positive for the Wild and the humor is a great way of keeping things loose as the team heads into a tough first round playoff matchup against the Dallas Stars. Whether or not the comments might come to bite Faber in the butt later down the line, only time will tell.
You can see the interaction between the two Wild players in the short clip below:
A true homegrown talent from the State of Hockey will not only have gotten the chance to suit up for the University of Minnesota, but is now taking the next step by joining the Minnesota Wild.
The team announced on Sunday that Golden Gophers captain Brock Faber has been signed to an entry level contract worth a reported $2.775 million ($925,000 a year in the NHL, and is prorated this season) and that he’ll be joining the team immediately for their game later tonight against the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center.
A two-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and a two-time All-Big Ten first-team selection, Faber scored seven goals with 46 assists in 97 career collegiate games played. He was originally drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in 2020, and was acquired by the Wild in the deal that saw Kevin Fiala head to Hollywood.
He’ll be wearing jersey number 7, and will be skating on a defensive pairing with veteran Alex Goligoski. Take a look at tonight’s projected line combinations:
Johansson-Gaudreau-Boldy
Nyquist-Steel-Foligno
Petan-Rossi-Hartman
Duhaime-Dewar-Reaves
Middleton-Addison
Goligoski-Faber
Merrill-Klingberg