Brock Faber Clears Protocol; MN Wild Lose Spurgeon a Bit Longer

Matt Krohn-Imagn Images via Reuters Connect The Minnesota Wild host the New York Islanders tonight at 7 p.m. CDT. They sit first in the Central Division at 9-3-2. And they have done it all without one of their top defensemen, local hockey legend, Brock Faber. The former Gopher out of Maple Grove has yet to play a game this season. His last time on the ice was the Wild s final preseason game against the Dallas Stars (Sept. 25). Faber s night ended in between the second and third periods, after he was hit in the earhole by a puck that fractured his skull. Brock Faber cleared to start skating soon He played with the scary injury for the remainder of the second period, before he was finally removed. The 24-year-old underwent surgery two days later. Thankfully, head coach John Hynes gave the most positive update on Faber, to date, almost with a flurry of other injury updates and roster moves. Hynes told gathered media today that Faber has been cleared in his return-t