Joel Farabee

Joel Farabee is an American professional ice hockey player. He was born on February 25, 2000 in Cicero, New york, USA. He is a left winger currently playing for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League. 

Joel competed in the United States Hockey League (USHL) before committing to a collegiate career with Boston University of the Hockey East. He made his NHL debut with the Flyers on October 21, 2019 against the Vegas Golden Knights at Wells Fargo Center and became the first Flyers player to be born in the 2000s. 

His parents are David A Farabee, Pamela Farabee. His father David played baseball at Niagara University. He has two older brothers Jacob and Jesse Farabee. Jacob played hockey at Connecticut College while Jesse skates at Oswego State.

10 Fun Facts about Joel Farabee

1. Farabee played junior hockey in the Selects Hockey Academy at South Kent School before joining the USA Hockey National Team Development Program.

2. In an interview, Joel said that the fast pace, coming to the rink everyday and the friends that last forever are the things he loves about Hockey.

3. Farabee signed an entry-level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on March 25, 2019.

4. He stands 183 cm or 6’0 feet tall and weighs 74 kg or 164 lbs.

5. Farabee was named to the 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships team for the United States.

6. He made US$832,500 between 2019-2020 and his net worth is $5 million.

7. Joel has over 27.8k followers on Instagram and his frist instagram post was on September 2014.

8. Farabee is tied for 16h in scoring among NHL rookies this season, tied for 11th in goals, tied for 17th in assists, and 15th among rookie forwards in TOI.

9.  His favourite NHL player is Patrick Kane.

10. Joel has only seven penalties, all minors, spaced across the other 49 games he’s played.