Samantha Faber (born May 8, 1987) is an American ice hockey player. Faber competed for the

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program in Hockey East.Sam Faber - Eliteprospects.com
/ref> During the 2007–08 season, Faber set an

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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 The United States women's national ice hockey team is controlled by USA Hockey. The U.S. has been one of the most successful women's ice hockey teams in international play, having medaled in every major tournament. In 1998, the women's Olympic ...

. She was part of the gold medal winning roster at the 2008

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Early life

Faber was born in

Mount Sinai Mount Sinai ( he , הר סיני ''Har Sinai''; Aramaic: ܛܘܪܐ ܕܣܝܢܝ ''Ṭūrāʾ Dsyny''), traditionally known as Jabal Musa ( ar, جَبَل مُوسَىٰ, translation: Mount Moses), is a mountain on the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. It is ...

, New York, Her father, Scott Faber, was a hockey letterwinner at

Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is a private research university in the town of Henrietta in the Rochester, New York, metropolitan area. The university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, including doctoral and professional ...

, and her brother Matt was a hockey letterwinner at

Johnson & Wales University Johnson & Wales University (JWU) is a private university with its main campus in Providence, Rhode Island. Founded as a business school in 1914 by Gertrude I. Johnson and Mary T. Wales, JWU enrolled 7,357 students across its campuses in the fa ...

.UNH Wildcats - Sam Faber - 2008-09
/ref> 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.

Ice hockey career

Faber majored in women's studies at

New Hampshire University The University of New Hampshire (UNH) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Durham, New Hampshire. It was founded and incorporated in 1866 as a land grant college in Hanover in connection with Dartmouth College, mo ...

. She competed for the

program in

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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.Coaches – Nanook Hockey
/ref> In 2005-06, she was No. 3 in the nation in rookie scoring. In 2006, she was Hockey East Rookie of the Year. During the 2007–08 season, Faber set an

record (since tied) for most game-winning goals in one season with 13. She is the 5th all-time scorer in NHU history, with 189 points in 143 games. Faber was a member of the US Under-22 National Team in 2007 and 2008. She is also a former member of the

, and was part of the gold medal winning team at the 2008

. From 2010-11, Faber played for the

Boston Blades The Worcester Blades were a professional women's ice hockey team in the Canadian Women's Hockey League, based in Worcester, Massachusetts, and played their home games at the Fidelity Bank Worcester Ice Center. The team began play in the 2010–1 ...

of the

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(CWHL). From 2015-18, she played for the Connecticut Whale of the

Premier Hockey Federation The Premier Hockey Federation (PHF), formerly the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL), is a women's professional ice hockey league located in the United States and Canada. The league was established in 2015 with four league-owned teams and h ...

(PHF) as their forward and captain."Sam Faber"
/ref> In 2018, she was selected to the All Star team. 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. Faber is also the Youth Hockey Director at SoNo Ice House

South Norwalk South Norwalk is a neighborhood in Norwalk, Connecticut which corresponds to the city's Second Taxing District. Often referred to as SoNo, the neighborhood was originally settled as Old Well, then chartered as the city of South Norwalk on August ...

, Connecticut, for Nanook Hockey.

Career stats

NCAA

USA Hockey

Awards and honors

*2009 Hockey East First-Team All-Star *2008 New Hampshire Wildcats Karyn Bye Award *2008 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top 10 Finalist *2008 Hockey East Tournament MVP2010-11 Women's Ice Hockey Online Team Guide by Providence College - issuu
/ref> *2008 Hockey East All-Tournament Team *2008 New England Hockey Writer's Association All-Star Team *2007 Hockey East First-Team All-Star"2006-2007 SEASON SNAPSHOT"
/ref> *2007 Hockey East All-Tournament Team *2007 Hockey East Three Stars Award *2007 New England Hockey Writer's Association All-Star Team *2006 Hockey East Tournament MVP *2006 Hockey East All-Tournament Team *2006 Hockey East Rookie of the Year *2006 Hockey East All-Rookie Team honoree *February 2006 Hockey East Rookie of the Month *2006 All-USCHO Rookie Team

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Faber, Sam 1987 births American women's ice hockey forwards Boston Blades players Connecticut Whale (PHF) players Ice hockey players from New York (state) Jewish American sportspeople Jewish ice hockey players Living people Premier Hockey Federation players New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey players People from Mount Sinai, New York University of New Hampshire alumni 21st-century American Jews 21st-century American sportswomen