Sid Finney
Encyclopedia
Joseph Sidney Finney was a professional ice hockey
centre
during the 1950s and early 1960s in the WHL
.
Finney played two seasons in the NHL
with the Chicago Black Hawks
. He would go on to become 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.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
centre
Centre (ice hockey)
The centre in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the side boards. Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and are expected to cover more ice surface than any other player...
during the 1950s and early 1960s in the WHL
Western Hockey League
The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada...
.
Finney played two seasons in the NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
with the Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
. He would go on to become the 13th all-time scorer in the Western Hockey League. He led the Calgary Stampeders
Calgary Stampeders (hockey)
The Calgary Stampeders are a defunct ice hockey team that was based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The team existed from 1938 until 1972, playing in various senior and minor professional leagues during that time...
to a championship in 1954 and led the WHL in scoring with 45 goals in 1958.
Accomplishments and Awards
- WHL Prairie Division First All-Star Team (1957, 1958)
- Leader Cup (MVP - WHL Prairie Division) (1958)