Report: Wild’s Faber clears return to play protocol, Spurgeon out week to week

Oct 29, 2026, 3:58 PM ET|Comments (0)

from Daily Faceoff, by Scott Maxwell,

The Minnesota Wild got a couple updates regarding injuries to their defensemen, as Brock Faber has cleared the return to play protocol, while Jared Spurgeon will be out on a week-to-week basis.

Faber has missed the entirety of the regular season for the Wild after sustaining a skull fracture when a shot struck him on the left side of his face during their September 25th 2-1 loss to the Dallas Stars in the preseason. He underwent surgery to repair the fracture on September 27th, and has since been recovering for his return to the lineup.

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