David Farrance

David Farrance (born June 23, 1999) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman. Farrance was selected by the Nashville Predators in the third-round, 92nd overall, of the 2017 NHL entry draft.

Early life Farrance was born on June 23, 1999, in Victor, New York, U.S. to parents Pam and David Farrance. He is the middle child with one older sister, Sydney Farrance and one younger sister, Julia Farrance . Farrance grew up playing baseball but was ultimately drawn to ice hockey because of its speed and action. He worked on his skating ability alongside his friend Jake Tortora with power-skating instructor Erika Stone at Paul Louis Arena.

Playing career

Amateur Farrance chose to play high school hockey with the Victor Blue Devils high school team in 2014 while practicing with the Syracuse Nationals 16-under AAA team twice a week. During the 2013–14 season, Farrance was the Syracuse Stars under-16's leading scorer with 20 goals and 12 assists for 32 in 28 United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) games. He also played for Victor in the Section V high school league, gathering 46 points in 21 games. While playing for the Syracuse Stars under-16 team as a sophomore in high school, Farrance made a verbal commitment to join Boston University for his freshman season in 2017–18. By making the commitment, he announced his decision to forgo his Ontario Hockey League (OHL) eligibility. Farrance played two seasons with the USNTDP in the United States Hockey League (USHL) before joining Boston University. During the 2016–17 USHL season, Farrance recorded 37 points in 64 games and helped Team USA earn a gold medal at 2017 IIHF World U18 Championships. Leading up to the draft, Farrance was ranked 46th amongst all North American skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau.

Collegiate Farrance played four seasons for the Boston University Terriers at Boston University while enrolled in the Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, majoring in psychology. As a result, he was named to the NCAA Northeast Regional All-Tournament Team. As a sophomore, Farrance picked up offensively and tied for fifth on the team in points with 20 on four goals and 16 assists. Following the season, he was selected to the Hockey East First All-Star Team and was named one of the finalists for the Hobey Baker Award.

Professional On March 28, 2021, having completed his four-year collegiate career, Farrance was signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Nashville Predators. Upon joining the Predators organization, Farrance was assigned to their taxi squad. He eventually made his NHL debut on April 8, 2021, against the Detroit Red Wings, where he logged 12:46 of ice time with one shot, one hit, one blocked shot and a plus-1 rating. He spent the 2021–22 season with Nashville's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals, playing in 50 games, scoring one goal and 14 points.

At the conclusion of his entry-level contract and as an impending restricted free agent, Farrance was not tendered a qualifying offer by the Predators and was released to free agency. On July 26, 2022, Farrance continued his tenure in the AHL, agreeing to a one-year contract with the Chicago Wolves, primary affiliate to the Carolina Hurricanes, for the 2022–23 season. Farrance got off to a positive start with the Wolves, registering 1 goal and 5 points through 14 games from the blueline. On December 2, 2022, Farrance was traded by the Wolves to the Colorado Eagles, primary affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche, in exchange for future considerations. Farrance made an immediate impact on the blueline with the Eagles, finding his scoring touch in posting 17 assists and 19 points through 31 regular season games.

For the 2024–25 season, Farrance signed a one-year contract with KooKoo in the Liiga. He scored 37 (2+35) points in 53 regular season games and no points in 4 playoff games, and after a first-round elimination by Vaasan Sport he left the team.

For the 2025–26 season, Farrance signed a one-year contract with Sibir Novosibirsk of the Kontinental Hockey League with the salary of 35 million rubles a year. On December 1, 2025 Sibir Novosibirsk reported that Farrance's contract was terminated by mutual consent, he has played 10 regular season games and scored 3 (0+3) points in KHL.

On January 22, 2026 Farrance joined Augsburger Panther for the rest of the season.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2015–16 U.S. National Development Team USHL 31 4 9 13 14 — — — — — 2016–17 U.S. National Development Team USHL 25 1 16 17 22 — — — — — 2017–18 Boston University HE 31 3 6 9 12 — — — — — 2018–19 Boston University HE 37 4 16 20 19 — — — — — 2019–20 Boston University HE 34 14 29 43 20 — — — — — 2020–21 Boston University HE 11 5 11 16 4 — — — — — 2020–21 Nashville Predators NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2021–22 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 50 1 13 14 15 — — — — — 2022–23 Chicago Wolves AHL 14 1 4 5 2 — — — — — 2022–23 Colorado Eagles AHL 31 2 17 19 14 — — — — — 2023–24 Toronto Marlies AHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2023–24 Newfoundland Growlers ECHL 12 0 2 2 6 — — — — — 2023–24 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 9 0 1 1 0 7 0 2 2 4 2024–25 KooKoo Liiga 53 2 35 37 55 4 0 0 0 0 2025–26 Sibir Novosibirsk KHL 10 0 3 3 4 — — — — — 2025–26 Augsburger Panther DEL 9 1 1 2 0 — — — — —NHL totals 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2015 United States U17 6th 5 1 3 4 0 2017 United States U18 7 2 1 3 0Junior totals 12 3 4 7 0

Awards and honors Award Year RefCollege Hockey East First All-Star Team 2019–20, 2020–21 AHCA East First Team All-American 2019–20, 2020–21