"Could have had Trouba" "This isn’t Swayman": NHL fans stunned as Brock Faber signs $68M contract with Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild have signed defenseman Brock Faber to an eight-year, $68 million contract extension. The team's General Manager and President of Hockey operations, Bill Guerin, announced the signing today. The deal, which has an average annual value of $8.5 million, will begin in the 2025–26 season and extend through the 2032–33 season.

The Minnesota Wild shared the news on X (formerly Twitter) with the caption,

"8 MORE YEARS OF BROCKSTAR."

Soon, NHL insider Elliotte Friedman shared more details of the contract

"8 x $8.5M for Brock Faber" Friedman tweeted,

In no time, NHL fans started reacting to Brock Faber's signing on X.

"Overpay could have had Trouba for $500k less," One fan expressed disbelief.

"This isn’t Swayman" a fan said.

"Describing rowing 7 hours by plane from here and still being so quick on the scoop gun. Bravo Elliotte for proving to all of us that we have no idea how to make the dollars we invest on our cell phones pay off," a fan said.

Here are some more reactions from fans on X to Brock Faber's signing:

"8.5 million for a guy no one outside of Minnesota even knows about lol .." a fan said.

"Not that they’re the same level but Edmonton should have done the same for Bouchard" another fan said.

"Congrats Minnesota. Faber and Buium on the same team is ridiculous. Figure out the forwards and they’re gonna be a force in the Central. They probably already have their Goalie in Wallstedt," a fan said.

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Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber's career

Brock Faber was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in 2020 but was acquired by the Wild in a trade for Kevin Fiala. In his rookie 2023–24 season, he played all 82 games, scoring 47 points with eight goals and 39 assists. He set a franchise record for the longest point streak by a rookie defenseman.

Faber's endurance showed as he logged 2,047:53 in time on ice, the most by a rookie since the 2000-01 season. His single-game time on ice of 33:25 against Montreal on December 21 was the highest for any NHL player last season.

Faber made his NHL debut on April 10, 2023, and was steady in the playoffs. Before joining the Wild, he had a notable college career at the University of Minnesota, where he was captain and earned several accolades.

He also captained Team USA at the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship and won gold at the 2021 World Junior Championship.