Jack Finley
| Jack Finley | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 2, 2002 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team | Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| NHL draft |
57th overall, 2020 Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Playing career | 2021–present | ||
Jack Finley (born September 2, 2002) is a Canadian-American professional ice hockey forward for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Juniors
Finley was selected by the Spokane Chiefs sixth overall in the 2017 WHL Prospects Draft.[1] Finley would go onto be drafted 57th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.[2]
On December 13, 2020, the Tampa Bay Lightning signed Finley to a three-year entry-level contract.[3]
In the 2021–22 WHL season the Spokane Chiefs traded Finley to the Winnipeg Ice. Prior to joining the ice Finley skated in 152 games with the Chiefs, recording 36 goals and 57 assists. Finley also was serving as the Chiefs captain prior to the trade[4]
Professional
During the 2024–25 season, on January 14, 2025, Finley made his NHL debut with the Lightning against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden.[5]
Personal life
Jack is the son of former NHL defenseman Jeff Finley.[6]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2017–18 | Penticton Vees | BCHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 63 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 44 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2019–20 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 61 | 19 | 38 | 57 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 21 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Winnipeg Ice | WHL | 39 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 20 | ||
| 2022–23 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 67 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 52 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AHL totals | 120 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 78 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Canada Black | U17 | 5th | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| Junior totals | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | ||||
References
- ^ "WHL completes 2017 WHL Bantam Draft". chl.ca. May 15, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
- ^ "Lightning select Jack Finley, Gage Goncalves in second round". boltsbythebay.com. October 7, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
- ^ "Lightning select Jack Finley, Gage Goncalves in second round". floridanationalnews.com. December 13, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
- ^ "Lightning select Jack Finley, Gage Goncalves in second round". chl.ca. December 6, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
- ^ "Whirlwind day ends with 'unbelievable' NHL debut for Tampa Bay's Jack Finley". nhl.com. January 14, 2024. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
- ^ "Kelowna's Jack Finley selected in 2020 NHL Draft". kelownacapnews.com. October 7, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database