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Minnesota born-and-bred Brock Faber is playing more than any other NHL rookie, and he’s putting up points, too. And while the Calder Trophy depends on the health of you-know-who, don’t forget about the two-way D-man with elite mobility and hockey smarts

BY RYAN KENNEDY

TAKE A LOOK AT the list of NHL ice-time leaders this season, and you’ll see a lot of familiar faces: Drew Doughty, John Carlson, Cale Makar and so on. But sandwiched right between Rasmus Dahlin and Kris Letang is a new name: Minnesota rookie Brock Faber. At just 21, Faber was playing 24:47 per game through mid-January, and when the Wild needed him most, he was sometimes on the ice for literally half the game, as he had already done five times this year. And you don’t get to play more than 30 minutes in a contest without doing something right. While Faber was also vying for the lead among freshmen blueliners in scoring, perhaps even more impressive is the work he does in shutting down the opposition. The Wild have been…

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