Wild sign Faber to extension

(St. Paul, MN) — The Minnesota Wild are locking up defenseman Brock Faber with an eight-year, 68-million-dollar contract extension. N-H-L Network reports the 21-year-old Maple Grove native will earn an average annual salary of 8.5 million. Faber had eight goals and 39 assists and played all 82 games of his rookie season. The former Golden Gopher all-American finished second in voting for the Calder Memorial Trophy. Faber was traded to Minnesota in the deal that sent Wild forward Kevin Fiala to the L-A Kings.