Justin Faulk
Justin Faulk | |||
---|---|---|---|
Born |
South St. Paul, Minnesota | March 20, 1992||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb) | ||
Position | Defense | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
NHL team | Carolina Hurricanes | ||
National team | United States | ||
NHL draft |
37th overall, 2010 Carolina Hurricanes | ||
Playing career | 2011–present |
Justin Michael Faulk (born March 20, 1992) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently an alternate captain for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] He was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2nd round (37th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Faulk spent the 2010–11 season playing for the University of Minnesota Duluth, helping them capture the national championship. On April 15, 2011, Faulk was signed by the Carolina Hurricanes to a three-year entry-level contract.[2] Faulk scored his first NHL goal on December 9, 2011 against Chris Mason of the Winnipeg Jets.[3] In 2012 Faulk was selected as the lone Carolina Hurricanes representative to the NHL All-Star Game's YoungStar showcase, where he participated in the Hardest Shot competition.[4] In the 2014–15 season, Faulk was recognized with his first selection as an All-Star, playing for "Team Toews" at the 2015 NHL All-Star Game held in Columbus, Ohio, on January 25, 2015.[5]
On October 5, 2017, Faulk and Jordan Staal were named co-captains of the Hurricanes.[6] On February 13, 2018, Faulk recorded his first NHL natural hat trick becoming only the 10th defenceman in NHL history to score one.[7] On April 23, 2018, Faulk was nominated for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy as a player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and gives back to his community.[8] Prior to the 2018–19 season, Faulk was named an alternative captain alongside Jordan Staal.[1]
International play
Internationally, Faulk has represented the United States at four different events. He helped the Americans win gold at the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships and bronze during the 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He also played at the Senior level at the 2012, 2013 and the 2014 World Championships, and made his Olympic Debut at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Faulk was the youngest player on Team USA's roster for the 2014 Olympics, at the age of 21.[9]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2008–09 | U.S. National Under-18 Team | NAHL | 38 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | U.S. National Under-18 Team | USHL | 21 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | University of Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 39 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
2011–12 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 66 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 31 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 38 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 76 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 82 | 15 | 34 | 49 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 64 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 75 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 76 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 477 | 74 | 149 | 223 | 218 | — | — | — | — | — |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | United States | U18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
2011 | United States | WJC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
2012 | United States | WC | 7th | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | |
2013 | United States | WC | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | ||
2014 | United States | OG | 4th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2015 | United States | WC | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
Junior totals | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | ||||
Senior totals | 30 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 8 |
Awards and honors
Award | Year | |
---|---|---|
College | ||
All-WCHA Rookie Team | 2010–11 | |
All-WCHA Third Team | 2010–11 | |
NCAA All-Tournament Team | 2011 | [10] |
NHL | ||
All-Star Game | 2015, 2016, 2017 |
References
- ^ a b Williams, Terrell (September 13, 2018). "Canes Name Justin Williams as Team Captain". NHL.com. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
- ^ "Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Justin Faulk". Carolina Hurricanes. 2011-04-15. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
{{cite web}}
: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=
(help) - ^ "Jets ground 'Canes 4–2". National Hockey League. 2011-12-09. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
{{cite web}}
: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=
(help) - ^ Smith, Michael (January 26, 2012). "2012 All-Star Weekend: Faulk Represents Hurricanes". NHL.com. Carolina Hurricanes. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ^ Hamilton, Colleen (January 23, 2015). "2015 All-Star Weekend: Faulk Represents Canes". NHL.com. Carolina Hurricanes. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ^ Smith, Michael (October 5, 2017). "Staal, Faulk Introduced as Co-Captains". NHL.com. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ^ Dusterberg, Kurt (February 14, 2018). "Faulk gets first NHL hat trick in Hurricanes win against Kings". NHL.com. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ^ "NHL announces 31 team nominees for King Clancy Trophy". NHL.com. April 23, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
- ^ "Dustin Brown, Jonathan Quick, Cam Fowler named to U.S. Olympic team". Los Angeles Times. January 1, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
Faulk is the team's youngest player, at 21
- ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1992 births
- Living people
- American ice hockey defensemen
- Carolina Hurricanes draft picks
- Carolina Hurricanes players
- Charlotte Checkers (2010–) players
- Ice hockey people from Minnesota
- Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey players
- National Hockey League All-Stars
- Olympic ice hockey players of the United States
- People from South St. Paul, Minnesota
- USA Hockey National Team Development Program players