Jeff Finley

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 Finley’s son Jack plays for the St. Louis Blues in the NHL.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs 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 New York 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