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

Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber has cleared the return-to-play protocol after suffering a skull fracture in the preseason, allowing him to resume skating, though no return date was given. Jared Spurgeon is out week to week with an undisclosed injury sustained Tuesday, leaving the Central Division-leading Wild without two key defensemen.