Jeff Finley

For the Canadian football player, see Jeffrey Finley.

Jeff Finley
Born	(1967-04-14) April 14, 1967 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	New York Islanders Philadelphia Flyers Winnipeg Jets Phoenix Coyotes New York Rangers St. Louis Blues
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 New York Islanders in the third round, 55th overall in the 1985 NHL Draft. He made his debut with the Islanders during 1987–1988 season, where he scored 5 assists in 10 games. Finley would bounce between the Islanders and the minors until the 1993–1994 season. In the next four years he would play with the Philadelphia Flyers, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, and New York Rangers, along with a number of minor league affiliates.

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. 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.

Personal life

His son Jack plays for the Winnipeg Ice in the WHL and was drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
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	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	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	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	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

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database