Sabres recall Finley
By: John Kucko
Updated: December 6, 2011
(Rochester, NY).... Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier announced today that defenseman Joe
Finley has been recalled from the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League.
Finley (6'8", 260 lbs., 6/29/87) joins the Sabres on his second career recall after making
his NHL debut in the team's game on Friday, Dec. 2 vs. Detroit. He has appeared in two games for the Sabres this year.
The defenseman has
two points (1+1) in 18 games played with the Americans and leads the
team with 57 penalty minutes. He is playing in his third professional
season after spending parts of the 2008-09 and 2010-11 seasons with the
Hershey Bears. In 26 career AHL games, Finley has three points (1+2) and
79 penalty minutes, posting a plus/minus rating
of plus-16.
The Edina, Minn. native, who was originally selected by the Washington Capitals in the first round (27th
overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, signed a multi-year contract with the Sabres on Nov. 28.
