Sid Finney

Joseph Sidney Finney (May 1, 1929 – February 3, 2009) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was a centre for 59 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Chicago Black Hawks between 1951 and 1953. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1949 to 1969, was spent in the minor leagues. Finnery would be the 13th all-time scorer in the Western Hockey League. He led the Calgary Stampeders to a championship in 1954 and led the WHL in scoring with 45 goals in 1958. Finney was born in Banbridge, Northern Ireland, but grew up in Calgary, Alberta.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1947–48 Calgary Buffaloes SAJHL 15 6 8 14 9 8 2 2 4 0 1948–49 Calgary Buffaloes WCJHL 32 27 16 43 14 8 9 3 12 2 1948–49 Calgary Buffaloes M-Cup — — — — — 16 12 7 19 4 1949–50 Calgary Stampeders WCSHL 17 7 5 12 4 — — — — — 1950–51 Calgary Stampeders WCSHL 57 44 37 81 12 8 4 1 5 0 1951–52 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 35 6 5 11 0 — — — — — 1951–52 St. Louis Flyers AHL 23 8 5 13 2 — — — — — 1952–53 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 18 4 2 6 4 7 0 2 2 0 1952–53 Calgary Stampeders WHL 39 25 19 44 12 — — — — — 1953–54 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 6 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1953–54 Calgary Stampeders WHL 47 29 33 62 9 18 15 5 20 4 1954–55 Calgary Stampeders WHL 70 35 42 77 20 9 4 5 9 0 1955–56 Calgary Stampeders WHL 69 43 36 79 24 8 7 4 11 0 1956–57 Calgary Stampeders WHL 68 41 38 79 47 3 0 0 0 8 1957–58 Calgary Stampeders WHL 58 45 43 88 8 12 5 9 14 12 1958–59 Calgary Stampeders WHL 60 29 30 59 24 8 1 5 6 2 1959–60 Calgary Stampeders WHL 59 28 32 60 6 — — — — — 1960–61 Calgary Stampeders WHL 59 26 42 68 12 5 2 4 6 0 1961–62 Calgary Stampeders WHL 61 35 32 67 4 7 2 2 4 0 1962–63 Edmonton Flyers WHL 65 23 42 65 16 3 1 3 4 0 1963–64 Cincinnati Wings CPHL 13 3 3 6 4 — — — — — 1963–64 Portland Buckaroos WHL 39 9 10 19 2 — — — — — 1965–66 Drumheller Miners ASHL 24 13 21 34 4 12 6 9 15 0 1965–66 Drumheller Miners Al-Cup — — — — — 16 13 15 28 4 1968–69 Calgary Stampeders ASHL — 7 12 19 12 4 2 1 3 0 WHL totals 694 368 399 767 184 73 37 37 74 26 NHL totals 59 10 7 17 4 7 0 2 2 0

Accomplishments and awards WHL Prairie Division First All-Star Team (1957, 1958) Leader Cup (MVP - WHL Prairie Division) (1958)