Brian Finley

Infobox Ice Hockey Player
team = None
former_teams = Nashville Predators, Boston Bruins
league = NHL
position = Goaltender
catches = Right
height_ft = 6
height_in = 3
weight_lb = 201
nickname =
nationality = CAN
birth_date = Birth date and age|1981|7|3|mf=y
birth_place = Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN
draft = 6th overall
draft_year = 1999
draft_team = Nashville Predators
career_start = 2002
career_end = 2007

Brian Finley (b. July 13, 1981 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) is a non-active professional ice hockey goalie. Finley is 6 feet 3 inches tall and 200 pounds in weight. Finley was drafted by the Nashville Predators in the first round, sixth overall of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Finley played most of his junior hockey as a member of the Barrie Colts of the OHL, before being traded in his final year to the Brampton Battalion. While with the Barrie Colts he led the team to the Finals of the Memorial Cup in 2000 where they lost to the Rimouski Oceanic 6–3. Finley played as primarily the backup goalie for the Canadian Junior Hockey Team at the World Junior Hockey Tournament in 1999 and 2000.

Finley spent the majority of his career playing in the AHL for the Milwaukee Admirals as a solid goalie. He won the Calder Trophy with the Admirals in 2004. He played two career games for the Nashville Predators in the NHL, allowing 10 goals in 107 minutes.

When the Predators chose not to renew his contract after the 2005–06 season Finley signed as a free agent with the Boston Bruins on July 17, 2006. During the 2006–07 season he played ten games for the Providence Bruins and two games for the Boston Bruins. After the 2006–07 season Finley was an unrestricted free agent and was unable to sign with another team effectively ending his hockey career.

Finley never live up to his large potential due primarily to a groin injury that forced him to miss the 2001–02 season. He never fully recovered from that injury and had several recurring problems with his groin.

Career statistics

Season Team Lge GP Min GA EN SO GAA W L T Svs Pct-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1997-98 Barrie Colts OHL 41 2154 105 5 3 2.92 23 14 1 1054 0.9091998-99 Barrie Colts OHL 52 3063 136 3 3 2.66 36 10 4 1421 0.9131999-00 Barrie Colts OHL 47 2540 130 1 2 3.07 24 12 6 1286 0.9082000-01 Barrie Colts OHL 16 818 42 0 0 3.08 5 8 0 394 0.9042000-01 Brampton Battalion OHL 11 631 31 0 0 2.95 7 3 1 248 0.8892002-03 Toledo Storm ECHL 7 305 12 0 0 2.36 4 2 0 134 0.9182002-03 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 22 1207 59 1 2 2.93 7 11 2 520 0.8982002-03 Nashville Predators NHL 1 47 3 0 0 3.83 0 0 0 10 0.7692003-04 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 43 2561 100 0 2 2.34 23 15 4 1121 0.9182004-05 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 64 3642 139 0 7 2.29 36 22 4 1612 0.9212005-06 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 32 1712 77 2 4 2.70 18 7 2 759 0.9082005-06 Nashville Predators NHL 1 60 7 0 0 7.00 0 1 0 34 0.8292006-07 Boston Bruins NHL 2 59 3 1 0 3.04 0 1 0 30 0.9092006-07 Providence Bruins AHL 10 576 29 0 1 3.02 6 3 0 242 0.893

ee also

*List of OHL seasons
*List of NHL seasons
*List of AHL seasons
*List of NHL players

External links

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* [http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=19242 Brian Finley's profile at www.legendsofhockey.net]
* [http://www.hockeygoalies.org/bio/finley.html Brian Finley's profile at www.hockeygoalies.org]
* [http://ahl.leaguestat.com/stats/player.php?id=647 Brian Finley's profile on the AHL site]
* [http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/bio/?id=1858&hubname=nhl-predators Brian Finley's profile www.TSN.ca]
* [http://www.nhl.com/players/8467879.html Brian Finley's profile www.nhl.com]

Persondata
NAME = Finley, Brian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH = July 13, 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH = Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =