Samantha Faber (born May 8, 1987) is an American ice hockey player. Faber competed for the New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey program in Hockey East.[1] During the 2007–08 season, Faber set an NCAA record (since tied) for most game-winning goals in one season with 13. She is a former member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She was part of the gold medal winning roster at the 2008 IIHF World Women's Championships.
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 Sam Faber playing for the Connecticut Whale in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||
| Born |
May 8, 1987 Mount Sinai, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 130 lb (59 kg; 9 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Shoots | Right | ||||||||||||||||
| PHF team Former teams |
Connecticut Whale | ||||||||||||||||
| National team |
 United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2005–present | ||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editFaber was born in Mount Sinai, New York,[2] Her father, Scott Faber, was a hockey letterwinner at Rochester Institute of Technology, and her brother Matt was a hockey letterwinner at Johnson & Wales University.[3] She attended Northwood School, where she lettered in hockey (recording 75 points with 50 goals and 25 assists in her senior year), soccer, and lacrosse, graduating in 2005.[3]
Ice hockey career
editFaber majored in women's studies at New Hampshire University.[3] She competed for the New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey program in Hockey East from 2005–09, playing 133 games and scoring 189 total points, and was named a Hockey East First Team All Star each of her last three seasons.[1][4] In 2005-06, she was No. 3 in the nation in rookie scoring.[3] In 2006, she was Hockey East Rookie of the Year.[5] During the 2007–08 season, Faber set an NCAA record (since tied) for most game-winning goals in one season with 13.[6] She is the 5th all-time scorer in NHU history, with 189 points in 143 games.[4]
Faber was a member of the US Under-22 National Team in 2007 and 2008.[3] She is also a former member of the United States women's national ice hockey team, and was part of the gold medal winning team at the 2008 IIHF World Women's Championships.[1][3]
From 2010-11, Faber played for the Boston Blades of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL).[1]
From 2015-18, she played for the Connecticut Whale of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) as their forward and captain.[7][4] In 2018, she was selected to the All Star team.[4]
On June 21, 2021, Faber was named assistant coach of the University of New Hampshire women's ice hockey team for the 2021-22 season. [8]
Faber is also the Youth Hockey Director at SoNo Ice House South Norwalk, Connecticut, for Nanook Hockey.[4]
Career stats
editNCAA
edit| Year | GP | G | AST | PTS | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| 2005–06 | 38 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006–07 | 33 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007–08 | 37 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 2008–09 | 35 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Career | 143 | 77 | 112 | 189 | 15 | 8 | 23 |
USA Hockey
edit| Year | Event | GP | G | AST | PTS | PIM |
| 2007 | Under 22 vs. Canada[10] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Awards and honors
edit- 2009 Hockey East First-Team All-Star[11]
- 2008 New Hampshire Wildcats Karyn Bye Award[12]
- 2008 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top 10 Finalist[3]
- 2008 Hockey East Tournament MVP[13]
- 2008 Hockey East All-Tournament Team[13]
- 2008 New England Hockey Writer's Association All-Star Team[14]
- 2007 Hockey East First-Team All-Star[15]
- 2007 Hockey East All-Tournament Team[13]
- 2007 Hockey East Three Stars Award[3]
- 2007 New England Hockey Writer's Association All-Star Team[3]
- 2006 Hockey East Tournament MVP
- 2006 Hockey East All-Tournament Team[13]
- 2006 Hockey East Rookie of the Year
- 2006 Hockey East All-Rookie Team honoree
- February 2006 Hockey East Rookie of the Month[3]
- 2006 All-USCHO Rookie Team[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Sam Faber - Eliteprospects.com
- ^ March/April 2018, Volume 11, No. 6, Issue 126, p. 21.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k UNH Wildcats - Sam Faber - 2008-09
- ^ a b c d e Coaches – Nanook Hockey
- ^ Coaches – Nanook Hockey
- ^ "2010 NCAA Ice Hockey Division I Women's Records" (PDF). NCAA.
- ^ "Sam Faber"
- ^ "Sam Faber '09 Returning to Program as Assistant Coach". June 21, 2021.
- ^ "Player Sam Faber: Statistics: U.S. College Hockey Online". USCHO.com. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- ^ "Player Profile". Canadianhockey.info. May 8, 1987. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- ^ "FIVE TEAMS REPRESENTED ON ‘09 WHEA ALL-STAR SQUADS; Boston College and New Hampshire earn four All-Star selections"
- ^ "Women's Hockey: Faber named Wildcats' MVP at women's hockey annual banquet – Sports – The New Hampshire – The University of New Hampshire's Student Newspaper". Tnhonline.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- ^ a b c d 2010-11 Women's Ice Hockey Online Team Guide by Providence College - issuu
- ^ "New Hampshire: Official Site of UNH Athletics - WOMEN'S HOCKEY QUARTET NAMED TO NEW ENGLAND ALL-STAR TEAM". Unhwildcats.com. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- ^ "2006-2007 SEASON SNAPSHOT"
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Sam Faber on Twitter
