Brian Finley

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Brian Finley : biography

July 13, 1981 –

Brian Finley (born July 13, 1981 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey goalie. He was drafted by the Nashville Predators in the first round, sixth overall of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.

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 0.909 1998-99 Barrie Colts OHL 52 3063 136 3 3 2.66 36 10 4 1421 0.913 1999-00 Barrie Colts OHL 47 2540 130 1 2 3.07 24 12 6 1286 0.908 2000-01 Barrie Colts OHL 16 818 42 0 0 3.08 5 8 0 394 0.904 2000-01 Brampton Battalion OHL 11 631 31 0 0 2.95 7 3 1 248 0.889 2002-03 Toledo Storm ECHL 7 305 12 0 0 2.36 4 2 0 134 0.918 2002-03 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 22 1207 59 1 2 2.93 7 11 2 520 0.898 2002-03 Nashville Predators NHL 1 47 3 0 0 3.83 0 0 0 10 0.769 2003-04 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 43 2561 100 0 2 2.34 23 15 4 1121 0.918 2004-05 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 64 3642 139 0 7 2.29 36 22 4 1612 0.921 2005-06 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 32 1712 77 2 4 2.70 18 7 2 759 0.908 2005-06 Nashville Predators NHL 1 60 7 0 0 7.00 0 1 0 34 0.829 2006-07 Boston Bruins NHL 2 59 3 1 0 3.04 0 1 0 30 0.909 2006-07 Providence Bruins AHL 10 576 29 0 1 3.02 6 3 0 242 0.893

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 Océanic 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 Cup 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 qualify him 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. This would be his last professional season, as after the 2006–07 season, Finley became a Group 6 unrestricted free agent and chose to retire, having played just 4 NHL games.