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Joel Farabee
Born (2000-02-25)February 25, 2000,
Cicero, New York, U.S.
Height
Weight
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
161 lb (73 kg; 11 st 7 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
NHL team Philadelphia Flyers
NHL Draft 14th overall, 2018
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 2019–present

Joel Farabee (born February 25, 2000) is an American professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] Farabee was drafted in the first round, 14th overall at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft by the Flyers.

Playing career[]

Farabee played junior hockey in the Selects Hockey Academy at South Kent School before joining the USA Hockey National Team Development Program and competing in the United States Hockey League (USHL) before committing to a collegiate career with Boston University of the Hockey East.

Through showing his offensive prowess as team captain in the Development Program, Farabee was selected in the first-round, 14th overall, by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft on June 23, 2018.[2]

Following the completion of his freshman season at Boston University, Farabee signed an entry-level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on March 25, 2019.[3] He made his NHL debut with the Flyers on October 21, 2019 against the Vegas Golden Knights at Wells Fargo Center.[4] As a result, he became the first Flyers player to be born in the 2000s.[5]

International play[]

Medal record
Competitor for  United States of America
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Silver 2019 Canada
World U18 Championships
Gold 2017 Slovakia
Silver 2018 Russia

Farabee was named to the 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships team for the United States. On December 28, 2018 he scored a natural hat trick against Kazakhstan.[6]

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2016–17 U.S. National Development Team USHL 30 12 11 23 22
2017–18 U.S. National Development Team USHL 26 15 25 40 18
2018–19 Boston University HE 37 17 19 36 57
2019–20 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 5 3 1 4 2
2019–20 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 52 8 13 21 39 12 3 2 5 4
NHL totals 52 8 13 21 39 12 3 2 5 4

International[]

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2016 United States U17 5th 5 4 2 6 6
2017 United States U18 7 3 3 6 6
2018 United States U18 7 4 4 8 6
2019 United States WJC 7 3 2 5 2
Junior totals 26 14 11 25 20

Awards and honors[]

Award Year
College
HE All-Rookie Team 2019
HE Rookie of the Year 2019 [7]
Tim Taylor Award 2019 [8]

References[]

  1. Joel Farabee at eliteprospects.com (2018-06-23). Retrieved on 2018-06-23.
  2. Flyers select F Joel Farabee (2018-06-23). Retrieved on 2018-06-23.
  3. Flyers sign Joel Farabee to entry-level contract (March 25, 2019). Retrieved on March 25, 2019.
  4. Carchidi, Sam (October 21, 2019). Flyers captain Claude Giroux’s message to Joel Farabee on his debut: Don’t overthink it. Retrieved on October 21, 2019.
  5. @billmeltzer (October 21, 2019). Joel Farabee (born February 25, 2000) became the first player born in the 2000s to play for the Flyers..
  6. @IIHFHockey (28 Dec 2018). 🚨🇺🇸 @usahockey keep widening the score as Farabee picks up a hatty! 🎩 #WorldJuniors #KAZvsUSA.
  7. "Farabee garners Hockey East Rookie of the Year". Boston Terriers (March 22, 2019). Retrieved on March 25, 2019.
  8. Joel Farabee wins 2019 Tim Taylor Award as college hockey's Rookie of the Year. NBC Sports (April 12, 2019). Retrieved on April 11, 2020.

External links[]

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Morgan Frost
Philadelphia Flyers' first round draft pick
2018
Succeeded by
Jay O'Brien
Preceded by
Logan Hutsko
Hockey East Rookie of the Year
2018–19
Succeeded by
Alex Newhook
Preceded by
Scott Perunovich
Tim Taylor Award
2018–19
Succeeded by
Alex Newhook


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