Austin Farley

Austin Farley
Born (1993-11-10) November 10, 1993 (age 31)
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 2016–present

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.

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 Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 Chicago Mission T1EHL 16 10 7 17 35 — — — — —
2010–11 Fargo Force USHL 33 7 4 11 6 5 0 1 1 2
2011–12 Fargo Force USHL 51 28 31 59 71 6 1 0 1 4
2012–13 U. of Minnesota-Duluth WCHA 36 16 18 34 43 — — — — —
2013–14 U. of Minnesota-Duluth NCHC 31 7 10 17 12 — — — — —
2014–15 U. of Minnesota-Duluth NCHC 40 8 16 24 36 — — — — —
2015–16 U. of Minnesota-Duluth NCHC 37 15 16 31 18 — — — — —
2015–16 Lake Erie Monsters AHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2015–16 Reading Royals ECHL — — — — — 4 2 1 3 2
2016–17 Modo Hockey Allsv 19 2 2 4 12 — — — — —
2016–17 IF Björklöven Allsv 17 7 3 10 6 — — — — —
2017–18 IF Björklöven Allsv 43 15 18 33 62 — — — — —
2018–19 Luleå HF SHL 30 5 7 12 31 10 0 5 5 2
2019–20 Luleå HF SHL 22 3 2 5 2 — — — — —
2019–20 Kalamazoo Wings ECHL 27 9 13 22 14 — — — — —
2020–21 Kansas City Mavericks ECHL 19 0 3 3 10 — — — — —
2021–22 HC Nové Zámky Slovak 26 8 10 18 14 — — — — —
2022–23 HC Nové Zámky Slovak 48 15 31 46 47 4 1 2 3 2
2023–24 HC Nové Zámky Slovak 10 4 1 5 6 — — — — —
2023–24 Nottingham Panthers EIHL 11 0 2 2 0 — — — — —
2023–24 Manchester Storm EIHL 24 4 7 11 10 2 0 0 0 0
SHL totals 52 8 9 17 33 10 0 5 5 2

Awards and honors

Awards Year
USHL
USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game 2012

References

  1. ^ "Austin Farley - 2015-16 Men's Hockey". Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  2. ^ jjanavicius (March 30, 2016). "Monsters Sign Austin Farley to ATO". Lake Erie Monsters. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  3. ^ "TheAHL.com | The American Hockey League". theahl.com. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  4. ^ "RoyalsHockey.com | Royals Sign Forward Austin Farley". royalshockey.com. Archived from the original on June 13, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  5. ^ "Austin Farley klar för MODO Hockey". MODO Hockey. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  6. ^ "Farley lämnar - uppdateringar kring truppen i MODO Hockey". MODO Hockey. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  7. ^ "Farley klar för Björklöven - Björklöven". www.bjorkloven.com. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  8. ^ "Coach extension and three new players to LHF" (in Swedish). Lulea HF. July 3, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  9. ^ "Farley leaves LHF" (in Swedish). Luleå HF. January 3, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  10. ^ "K-Wings sign forward Austin Farley from top Swedish league". Kalamazoo Wings. January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  11. ^ "Farley impresses in debut, but Blades top Wings". Kalamazoo Wings. January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  12. ^ "Mavericks ship forward Betzold to Kalamazoo for Farley and Naas". Kansas City Mavericks. August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2020.