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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Born |
(1987-05-08) May 8, 1987 (age 35) 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
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Playing career | 2005–present | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Faber 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]
Faber 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]
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 |
Year | Event | GP | G | AST | PTS | PIM |
2007 | Under 22 vs. Canada[10] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |