A Fort Frances, Ontario native, Faragher grew up playing AA hockey for the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association before moving to Thunder Bay, ON to play AAA hockey for the Thunder Bay Kings during his time in high school. Upon completing his playing career in minor hockey, Faragher joined the Fort Frances Sabers Jr. A hockey club in the SIJHL. He would play two seasons with the Sabers before moving to Bismarck in 2009 to play for the Bismarck Bobcats of the NAHL. After his Jr. hockey eligibility expired in 2011, Faragher went on to play three seasons of NCAA hockey for the Saint Cloud State Huskies before pursuing a professional playing career with the Anaheim Ducks. While playing professionally, Faragher worked under the tutelage of many current NHL and AHL coaches in Norfolk, VA, Salt Lake City, Utah, Boise, ID, San Diego, CA and Stockton, CA. After retiring from professional hockey, Faragher and his family returned to Bismarck where he would complete his teaching degree through Dickinson State University.

Faragher has been an assistant coach with the Legacy Sabers hockey team since it’s inception in 2021. Prior to that, Faragher coached and advised several different teams and individuals from both the Bismarck area and his hometown of Fort Frances. Most recently, Faragher has been a goalie coach/high school coach for Vision Hockey and started his own goalie coaching business - Faragher Goalie Development. Aside from hockey, Faragher has been employed by BPS as a Social Studies teacher at Legacy High School, where he teaches Global Studies and U.S History.

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