Justin Faulk

Justin Faulk
Faulk with the Hurricanes in 2013
Born (1992-03-20) March 20, 1992
South St. Paul, Minnesota
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

Medal record
Representing  United States
Ice hockey
World Championships
2013 Sweden/Finland
2015 Czech Republic
World Junior Hockey Championships
2011 United States
IIHF World U18 Championships
2010 Belarus

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 1st, gold medalist(s) 7 1 3 4 6
2011 United States WJC 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 6 1 3 4 0
2012 United States WC 7th 8 4 4 8 2
2013 United States WC 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 10 0 6 6 2
2014 United States OG 4th 2 0 0 0 0
2015 United States WC 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 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

  1. 1 2 Williams, Terrell (September 13, 2018). "Canes Name Justin Williams as Team Captain". NHL.com. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Justin Faulk". Carolina Hurricanes. 2011-04-15. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
  3. ↑ "Jets ground 'Canes 4–2". National Hockey League. 2011-12-09. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
  4. ↑ Smith, Michael (January 26, 2012). "2012 All-Star Weekend: Faulk Represents Hurricanes". NHL.com. Carolina Hurricanes. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  5. ↑ Hamilton, Colleen (January 23, 2015). "2015 All-Star Weekend: Faulk Represents Canes". NHL.com. Carolina Hurricanes. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  6. ↑ Smith, Michael (October 5, 2017). "Staal, Faulk Introduced as Co-Captains". NHL.com. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  7. ↑ Dusterberg, Kurt (February 14, 2018). "Faulk gets first NHL hat trick in Hurricanes win against Kings". NHL.com. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  8. ↑ "NHL announces 31 team nominees for King Clancy Trophy". NHL.com. April 23, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  9. ↑ "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
  10. ↑ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Eric Staal		 Carolina Hurricanes captain
2017–18
with Jordan Staal 		Succeeded by
Justin Williams
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