Austin Farley

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Austin Farley
Born (1993-11-10) November 10, 1993 (age 30)
Park Ridge, Illinois, U.S.
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
EIHL team
Former teams
Fife Flyers
Lake Erie Monsters
Luleå HF
HC Nové Zámky
Nottingham Panthers
Manchester Storm
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2016present

Austin James Farley (born November 10, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for UK Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) side Fife Flyers.

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He formerly played in Europe with Luleå HF in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), Slovakian side HC Nové Zámky and English clubs Nottingham Panthers and Manchester Storm.

Playing career

A Chicago native, Farley played 95 games for Fargo Force of the United States Hockey League, tallying 36 goals and 36 assists. He graduated from Fargo South High School in 2012 and subsequently enrolled at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. In September 2012, he attended the CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game in Buffalo, New York. He saw the ice in 144 games over his four-year college career, with 46 goals and 60 assists, while serving as an assistant team captain his senior season. [1]

Fresh out of college, Farley inked an amateur tryout contract with the Lake Erie Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL) on March 30, 2016. [2] He made his professional debut two days later against the Chicago Wolves. [3] After being released by the Monsters, he put pen to paper on a deal with the Reading Royals of the ECHL on April 11, 2016. [4]

Farley decided to take his game to Sweden for the 2016–17 campaign, signing with Modo Hockey of the HockeyAllsvenskan on May 18, 2016. [5] He parted ways with Modo on November 21, 2016, by mutual consent, [6] after having played a total of 19 games for the club with two goals and two assists, and signed with fellow HockeyAllsvenskan outfit IF Björklöven the next day. [7]

After two productive seasons in the Allsvenskan, Farley secured a two-year contract with top tier SHL club, Luleå HF on July 3, 2018. [8] In his debut season in the SHL in 2018–19, Farley established a depth forward role within the club, posting 5 goals and 12 points through 30 regular season games.

During his second season with Luleå in 2019–20, Farley was unable to replicate his offensive numbers, collecting 3 goals and 5 points through 22 games before he was released for personal reasons from the remainder of his contract on January 3, 2020. [9]

Returning to North America, Farley returned to the professional ranks, agreeing to a contract for the remainder of the 2019–20 season with the Kalamazoo Wings of the ECHL on January 15, 2020. [10] Farley instantly made his debut with the Wings assuming a top-line scoring role, recording a goal and an assist, in a 6–3 defeat to the Florida Everblades. [11] He posted 9 goals and 22 points in 27 games before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the following off-season, Farley was traded by the Wings to the Kansas City Mavericks on August 12, 2020. [12]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2010–11Chicago Mission T1EHL 161071735
2010–11 Fargo Force USHL 337411650112
2011–12 Fargo ForceUSHL512831597161014
2012–13 U. of Minnesota-Duluth WCHA 3616183443
2013–14 U. of Minnesota-Duluth NCHC 317101712
2014–15 U. of Minnesota-DuluthNCHC408162436
2015–16 U. of Minnesota-DuluthNCHC3715163118
2015–16 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 20000
2015–16 Reading Royals ECHL 42132
2016–17 Modo Hockey Allsv 1922412
2016–17 IF Björklöven Allsv1773106
2017–18 IF BjörklövenAllsv4315183362
2018–19 Luleå HF SHL 30571231100552
2019–20 Luleå HFSHL223252
2019–20 Kalamazoo Wings ECHL279132214
2020–21 Kansas City Mavericks ECHL1903310
2021–22 HC Nové Zámky Slovak 268101814
2022–23 HC Nové ZámkySlovak481531464741232
2023–24 HC Nové ZámkySlovak104156
2023–24 Nottingham Panthers EIHL 110220
2023–24 Manchester Storm EIHL2447111020000
SHL totals52891733100552

Awards and honors

AwardsYear
USHL
USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game 2012

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