Austin Farley
| Austin Farley | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
November 10, 1993 Park Ridge, Illinois, USA | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| Allsvenskan team Former teams |
IF Björklöven Lake Erie Monsters Modo Hockey | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||
Austin James Farley (born November 10, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for IF Björklöven of the Swedish second-tier league HockeyAllsvenskan.
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]
References
- ^ "Austin Farley - 2015-16 Men's Hockey". Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ^ jjanavicius (March 30, 2016). "Monsters Sign Austin Farley to ATO". Lake Erie Monsters. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ^ "TheAHL.com | The American Hockey League". theahl.com. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ^ "RoyalsHockey.com | Royals Sign Forward Austin Farley". royalshockey.com. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ^ "Austin Farley klar för MODO Hockey". MODO Hockey. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ^ "Farley lämnar - uppdateringar kring truppen i MODO Hockey". MODO Hockey. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ^ "Farley klar för Björklöven - Björklöven". www.bjorkloven.com. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com