Wild sign D Brock Faber to 8-year extension

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The Minnesota Wild signed second-year defenseman Brock Faber to an eight-year extension worth $68 million on Monday.

The extension, which has an annual average value of $8.5 million, kicks in for the 2025-26 season. Faber will earn $925,000 this season, the final year of his rookie contract. The extension runs through the 2032-33 season.

Faber, 21, tallied 47 points (