Brock Faber Out Indefinitely After Surgery for Fractured Skull

Minnesota Wild top-pair defenseman Brock Faber is out indefinitely after undergoing successful surgery Sunday to repair a skull fracture. Faber suffered the severe injury from a puck to the head off the stick of Dallas Stars forward Sam Steel during the final minute of the second period in a preseason game on Sept. 25. General manager Bill Guerin confirmed Faber is resting at home with no timetable to return, dealing a major early-season blow to the Wild's blue line.