Brian Finley
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Position | Goaltender |
Catches | Right |
Height Weight |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) |
NHL Team (P) Cur. Team F. Teams |
Boston Bruins Providence (AHL) Nashville Predators |
Nationality | Canada |
Born | July 3, 1981, Sault Ste. Marie, ON |
NHL Draft | 6th overall, 1999 Nashville Predators |
Pro Career | 2003 – present |
Brian Finley {b. July 13, 1981 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario} is a professional ice hockey player who currently plays goalie for the Boston Bruins organization. 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.
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. He has then gone on to mostly play in the AHL for the Milwaukee Admirals as a solid goalie. He has played two career games for the Nashville Predators in the NHL, allowing 10 goals in 107 minutes. Finley played as primarily the backup goalie for the Canadian Junior Hockey Team at the World Junior Hockey Tournament in 1999.
[edit] External links
- Brian Finley's profile at www.legendsofhockey.net
- Brian Finley's profile at www.hockeygoalies.org
- Brian Finley's profile on the AHL site
- Brian Finley's profile www.TSN.ca
- Brian Finley's profile www.nhl.com
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