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Steven Finn (ice hockey)

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Steven Finn
Born (1966-08-20) August 20, 1966 (age 58)
Laval, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Quebec Nordiques
Tampa Bay Lightning
Los Angeles Kings
NHL draft 57th overall, 1984
Quebec Nordiques
Playing career 1984–1998

Steven Finn (born August 20, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1985–86 until 1996–97. He is currently a junior hockey analyst for TVA Sports. As of 2024, Finn currently ranks second in penalty minutes in Nordiques/Avalanche history only behind Dale Hunter and ahead of Cody McLeod.

Playing career

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A defenceman, Finn was drafted 57th overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. He played 725 career NHL games, scoring 34 goals and 78 assists for 112 points. During the 1990–91 season he served as Quebec Nordiques team co-captain with Joe Sakic.

Finn played most of his career with the Nordiques, but towards the end of his career split parts of three seasons with the Tampa Bay Lightning and Los Angeles Kings.

Career statistics

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    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1982–83 Laval Voisins QMJHL 69 7 30 37 108 6 0 2 2 6
1983–84 Laval Voisins QMJHL 68 7 39 46 164 14 1 6 7 27
1984–85 Laval Voisins QMJHL 61 20 33 53 169
1984–85 Fredericton Express AHL 4 0 0 0 14 6 1 1 2 4
1985–86 Quebec Nordiques NHL 17 0 1 1 28
1985–86 Laval Titan QMJHL 29 4 15 19 111 14 6 16 22 57
1986–87 Quebec Nordiques NHL 36 2 5 7 40 13 0 2 2 29
1986–87 Fredericton Express AHL 38 7 19 26 73
1987–88 Quebec Nordiques NHL 75 3 7 10 198
1988–89 Quebec Nordiques NHL 77 2 6 8 235
1989–90 Quebec Nordiques NHL 64 3 9 12 208
1990–91 Quebec Nordiques NHL 71 6 13 19 228
1991–92 Quebec Nordiques NHL 65 4 7 11 194
1992–93 Quebec Nordiques NHL 80 5 9 14 160 6 0 1 1 8
1993–94 Quebec Nordiques NHL 80 4 13 17 159
1994–95 Quebec Nordiques NHL 40 0 3 3 64 4 0 1 1 2
1995–96 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 16 0 0 0 24
1995–96 Los Angeles Kings NHL 50 3 2 5 102
1996–97 Los Angeles Kings NHL 54 2 3 5 84
1997–98 Long Beach Ice Dogs IHL 75 6 14 20 134 17 1 4 5 148
NHL totals 725 34 78 112 1724 23 0 4 4 39
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Preceded by Quebec Nordiques captain
1990–91
with Joe Sakic
Succeeded by