Austin Farley

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.

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.

Fresh out of college, Farley inked a amateur tryout contract with the Lake Erie Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL) on March 30, 2016. He made his professional debut two days later against the Chicago Wolves. 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.

Farley decided to take his game to Sweden for the 2016–17 campaign, signing with Modo Hockey of the HockeyAllsvenskan on May 18, 2016. He parted ways with Modo on November 21, 2016 by mutual consent, 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.