Minnesota Wild defenseman and member of the gold medal-winning USA men's hockey team Brock Faber is gearing up for his season debut, less than two months after suffering a skull fracture.

Faber has been out of action since the preseason, when the Wild played their final tune-up game against the Dallas Stars.

A shot from Dallas' Miro Heiskanen hit Faber in the head , and he went down in a heap.

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He was able to skate off under his own power, but it was later revealed that the 24-year-old had undergone surgery for a fractured skull just days before the start of the season.

That's a horrific injury, so it's no shocker that Faber missed time. However, The Athletic's Michael Russo reported that he's ready to return to action just seven weeks later.

Yet another example of how NHL players are simply built different.

Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber is set to make his season debut just seven months after suffering a skull fracture.…