Jeff Finley
Jeff Finley | |||
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Born |
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | April 14, 1967||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | |||
NHL draft |
55th overall, 1985 New York Islanders | ||
Playing career | 1987–2006 |
John Jeffrey Finley (born April 14, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. In 708 career games in the National Hockey League, Finley scored 13 goals and 70 assists for 83 points.
Career
Finley was drafted by the
Finley finally got the break he needed when he was traded to the St. Louis Blues during the 1998–1999 season. Under coach Joel Quenneville he earned a spot on the Blues roster as a defensive specialist and remained there until the 2003–2004 season. For the 2005–2006 season Finley played overseas in Germany for the Hannover Scorpions before retiring and moving to Kelowna, British Columbia.[1] He then joined the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League (WHL) as their assistant coach, leading them to the 2009 Memorial Cup, before leaving in September 2009.[2]
Personal life
His son Jack plays for the
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1983–84 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
1983–84 | Summerland Buckaroos
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BCJHL | 49 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 69 | 6 | 44 | 50 | 57 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
1985–86 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 70 | 11 | 59 | 70 | 83 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | ||
1986–87 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 72 | 13 | 53 | 66 | 113 | 20 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 27 | ||
1987–88 | New York Islanders | NHL | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1987–88 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 52 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | New York Islanders | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 65 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | New York Islanders | NHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
1989–90 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 57 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 41 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 23 | ||
1990–91 | New York Islanders | NHL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Capital District Islanders | AHL | 67 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | New York Islanders | NHL | 51 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Capital District Islanders | AHL | 20 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | Capital District Islanders | AHL | 61 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1993–94 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 55 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 36 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
1995–96 | Winnipeg Jets
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NHL | 65 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 81 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
1995–96 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 14 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Phoenix Coyotes
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NHL | 65 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1997–98 | New York Rangers | NHL | 63 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | NY. Rangers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 42 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
1999–00
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St. Louis Blues | NHL | 74 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
2000–01 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 72 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2001–02 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 78 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2002–03 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 64 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
2003–04 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 53 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2005–06 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 50 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 84 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 42 | ||
NHL totals | 708 | 13 | 70 | 83 | 457 | 52 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 38 |
References
- ^ a b Heinen, Laurence (October 21, 2017). "Legacy of success at WHL Cup". Calgary Herald. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ^ "Jeff Finley Steps Down". kelownarockets.com. September 16, 2009. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database