2 days Ago By Eric Strack, Minnesota Sports Fan
The Minnesota Wild had a brutal 2023-24 season, but one silver lining was the play of their rookies, Brock Faber and Marco Rossi, both of whom they relied on heavily throughout the year. But on Thursday evening, both Wild rookies were rewarded when they were named to the 2023-24 NHL All-Rookie Team, taking up 1/3 of the available spots. Minnesota was the only team in the league to have two players on this year’s All-Rookie squad.
The 2023-24 NHL All-Rookie Team included three unanimous selections: Connor Bedard, Brock Faber and Luke Hughes, who all were voted as finalists for the Calder Trophy (won by Bedard). #NHLAwards #NHLStats : https://t.co/96SUzLdmL1 pic.
twitter.com/ZX1yFd34Cz Marco Rossi had the bounceback campaign that president of hockey operations Bill Guerin challenged the 22-year-old centerman to last offseason, potting 21 goals to go with 19 assists on 16:44 TOI. What did Rossi get to celebrate such a great year? The Wild are reportedly dangling him on the trade block.
Meanwhile, Brock Faber didn’t just lead most rookies in that latter category...
he led most of the NHL, with an absolutely astonishing 24:58 TOI per night, which ranked 6th among all skaters in the league. Not only was he arguably Minnesota’s best shutdown defenseman (and most healthy), but the 21-year-old Faber showed an offensive side to his game that wasn’t necessarily projected coming out of college at the U of M, scoring 8 goals and 39 assists on the season. Brock Faber drop pass to Ka.
