Sid Finney
Appearance
Sid Finney | |||
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Born |
Banbridge, Northern Ireland, GBR | May 1, 1929||
Died | February 3, 2009 | (aged 79)||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | Chicago Black Hawks | ||
Playing career | 1949–1964 |
Joseph Sidney Finney (May 1, 1929 – February 3, 2009) 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.
Accomplishments and awards
- WHL Prairie Division First All-Star Team (1957, 1958)
- Leader Cup (MVP - WHL Prairie Division) (1958)
See also
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Categories:
- 1929 births
- 2009 deaths
- Calgary Stampeders (WHL) players
- Canadian ice hockey centres
- Chicago Blackhawks players
- Cincinnati Wings players
- Edmonton Flyers (WHL) players
- Ice hockey centres from Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland emigrants to Canada
- People from Banbridge
- Portland Buckaroos players
- St. Louis Flyers players
- British ice hockey biography stubs