He previously served as the head coach for Elmira College and Colgate's women's ice hockey teams.
[1][2] On June 6, 2008, Fargo was named head coach for his alma-mater, the Elmira College women's hockey team.
During his first season at Elmira during the 2008–09 season, he led the team to an NCAA Division III women's ice hockey best 25 wins, ECAC West tournament championship, and a runner-up finish at the NCAA Division III women's ice hockey tournament.
During the 2018 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament, Colgate lost the championship game to Clarkson 1–2 in overtime.
He finished his career at Colgate with a 255–147–34 record, the highest winning percentage and winningest coach in program history.
[16][17] On June 23, 2015, Fargo was named an assistant coach for Canada at the 2016 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, where they won a silver medal.