Jeff Finger

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Position	Defence
Height Weight	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg/14 st 9 lb)
NHL Team	Colorado Avalanche
Nationality	United States
Born	December 18, 1979 (1979-12-18) (age 28), Houghton, MI, U.S.
NHL Draft	240th, 1999 Colorado Avalanche
Pro career	2003 – present

Jeff Finger (born December 18, 1979 in Houghton, Michigan) is an American professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Colorado Avalanche of the NHL. Finger was drafted 240th overall (8th round) by the Avalanche in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. While playing junior hockey with the Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) he was selected the league's Defenceman of the Year for the 1999–2000 season. In the 2000–2001 season he was named St.Cloud's (WCHA) Outstanding Freshman Hockey Player. Finger resides in Calumet, Michigan during the summer and spends much of his time working out and fishing the streams near Lake Superior.

Finger played in the final 22 games of the 2006–2007 regular season with the Avalanche. He made his NHL debut on Feb.20 against the Calgary Flames and recorded his first NHL point when he assisted on a Paul Stastny goal on Feb. 27 against the Columbus Blue Jackets. On Mar.1 he scored his first NHL goal against Nikolai Khabibulin and the Chicago Blackhawks with assists from Paul Stastny and Ben Guite. Finger finished the season with 1 goal and 4 assists for 5 points with 11 penalty minutes and a +10 plus/minus. He finished the season tied for second on the team with that +10, trailing only team leader Ken Klee with a +18.

In May, the Avalanche signed Finger to a one-year free agent contract for the 2007–2008 season.

[edit] External links

• Jeff Finger's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Finger Proving He Belongs - Rocky Mountain News Article