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Jersey Number 19
Quinn Finley
- Position:
- Forward
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 192
- Class:
- Junior
- S/C:
- L
- Hometown:
- Suamico, Wis.
- NHL:
- New York Islanders
Badger Bites
Shoots left ... born August 2004 ... major is personal finance ... parents are Mike and Ingrid ... has one sibling, Gavin ... third-round pick by the New York Islanders at No. 78 overall in 2022
2025-26 / Junior Season
Appeared in 37 games … tallied 17 goals and 33 points … led roster in goals and was second in scoring … tied for second on team with four power-play goals … tied for team lead with five first goals and one short-handed goal … tied for second with three game-winning goals … led skaters with 129 shots … posted 11 blocks … notched first goal of season in 7-2 win at Lindenwood on Oct. 4, also adding an assist … scored UW’s first goal in 2-2 comeback tie against No. 20/19 Minnesota State on Oct. 17 … lit the lamp twice, including once on the power play, in 4-0 win over No. 19/18 Minnesota on Nov. 1 … had a six-game point streak from Oct. 17-Nov. 7, notching four goals and eight points over the stretch … scored twice and added an assist in 7-4 comeback win over Notre Dame on Dec. 5 … added a goal and an assist the in 9-2 win at Notre Dame on Dec. 6 to total five points (3g, 2a) on the weekend … scored twice, including first-career short-handed goal, in 3-2 win over Alaska Anchorage on Jan. 10 … notched first-career overtime game-winning goal in 6-5 win over Notre Dame on Feb. 6 … also had an assist against the Fighting Irish on Feb. 6, as well as a goal and assist in 5-4 win on Feb. 7, to total four points on the weekend and nine points against Notre Dame on the year … scored once in each game in sweep at No. 6 Penn State on March 5-6, as well as adding an assist in the 7-3 win on March 5 for a three-point series … scored an empty-net goal and had two helpers in 5-1 win over Dartmouth in NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament Worcester regional semifinals on March 26 … scored 18 seconds into the second period in 4-3 comeback overtime win against Michigan State in the Worcester regional final game on March 28 … earned the primary helper on Ben Dexheimer’s game-winning goal 24 seconds into overtime against MSU in the regional final to help UW to its first Frozen Four since 2010 … led nation’s skaters in NCAA Tournament regional play with five points (2g, 3a) … recognized as part of the 2026 NCAA Worcester Regional All-Tournament Team … one of three UW players with at least 30 points … finished the year with seven goals in his last 12 games … second on roster with two multi-goal games during the season, and leads skaters with seven over his career … team leader with 11 multi-point games this year, also leading with 24 for his career … Preseason All-Big Ten First Team honors … Big Ten Star of the Week nod on Dec. 9 … Hobey Baker Award fan vote nominee for the second year in a row … played at the 2025 Spengler Cup for the U.S. Collegiate Selects and helped the team finish as runners-up in Davos, Switzerland, to HC Davos … tallied two goals and five points in four Spengler Cup tournament games played … recorded 47 pals, 89 points, 12 power-play goals and six game-winning tallies over 110 career NCAA games played … turned pro after his junior year, signing a two-year entry-level contract with the New York Islanders that begins with the 2026-27 season
2024-25 / Sophomore Season
Appeared in all 37 games … led the team with career-high 20 goals and 20 assists for 40 points … first Badger skater to reach the 20-goal, 40-point mark since Cole Caufield in 2021 … 40 points good to rank fourth in the Big Ten … eight power-play goals tied for second in the conference and ninth in the nation … scored twice to erase two-goal deficit and force overtime in 3-2 OT win over Lindenwood on Oct. 12 … recorded six three-point games this year, including a two-goal, one assist outing in Wisconsin’s 8-0 win over Ferris State in the Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off semifinals on Dec. 28 … had a three-assist game in 7-3 win over Notre Dame on Feb. 21 … tied for the team lead after scoring the first goal of the game five times this year … had an eight-game point streak (7g, 13a) from Dec. 13 to Jan. 18 … also had a seven-game point streak (6g, 7a) from Nov. 8 to Dec. 6 … led Wisconsin with 10 multi-point and three multi-goal games this season … led team with 139 shots … posted 11 blocks on the season … Hobey Baker Memorial Award fan vote nominee … Two-time Big Ten Star of the Week – second star on Nov. 19 and Dec. 31 … Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off Most Outstanding Forward … All-Big Ten Second-Team selection … named Academic All-Big Ten ... Spike Carlson/Chris Chelios Most Valuable Player team award winner
2023-24 / Freshman Season
Appeared in 36 games ... tallied 10 goals and six assists for 16 points ... 16 points ranked third among UW freshmen ... scored first two career goals in season-opening victory vs. Augustana on Oct. 7 ... part of the gold-medal winning roster that represented Team USA at the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championships ... tallied first-career hat trick in 5-0 win vs. Lindenwood on Jan. 12 ... posted a three-assist, four-point night in 6-5 overtime victory at No. 14 Michigan on Jan. 27 ... scored first NCAA Tournament goal to tie the game at one in the second period vs. Quinnipiac on March 29 ... two-for-two in shootouts on the year ... on the Tim Taylor Rookie of the Year watch list ... posted 73 shots on the season ... two game-winning goals tied for fourth on the roster
Before Finley was a Badger
Scored 15 goals and 38 points in 32 games with the USHL's Chicago Steel in 2022-23 after a midseason trade ... scored two goals and two assists in six playoff games ... played his first 23 games of the season with the USHL's Madison Capitols, scoring 10 goals and 27 points ... tallied two goals and six points for Team USA at the 2022 World Junior A Challenge ... helped the Capitols, along UW teammates Ben Dexheimer and Jack Horbach, to the Clark Cup Final during 2021-22, scoring five goals and 10 points in 14 playoff games ... regular season included 12 goals and 29 points in 39 games ... set up three goals at the 2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup for Team USA ... before joining the Capitols, played a season for Chicago (USHL) and Green Bay Gamblers AAA program.
CAREER HIGHS
GAME
Goals: 3; vs. Lindenwood, 1/12/24
Assists: 3 (x2); last vs. Notre Dame, 2/21/25
Points: 4; at Michigan, 1/27/24
Point Streak: 8; 12/13/24-1/18/25
Multi-point Games: 24; last vs. Michigan State, 3/28/26
Overtime Goals: 1; vs. Notre Dame, 2/6/26
SERIES
Goals: 3 (3x); last at Notre Dame, 12/5-12/6, 2025
Assists: 3 (3x); last at NCAA Tournament Worcester Regional, 3/26-3/28, 2026
Points: 5 (2x); last at NCAA Tournament Worcester Regional, 3/26-3/28, 2026
Shoots left ... born August 2004 ... major is personal finance ... parents are Mike and Ingrid ... has one sibling, Gavin ... third-round pick by the New York Islanders at No. 78 overall in 2022
2025-26 / Junior Season
Appeared in 37 games … tallied 17 goals and 33 points … led roster in goals and was second in scoring … tied for second on team with four power-play goals … tied for team lead with five first goals and one short-handed goal … tied for second with three game-winning goals … led skaters with 129 shots … posted 11 blocks … notched first goal of season in 7-2 win at Lindenwood on Oct. 4, also adding an assist … scored UW’s first goal in 2-2 comeback tie against No. 20/19 Minnesota State on Oct. 17 … lit the lamp twice, including once on the power play, in 4-0 win over No. 19/18 Minnesota on Nov. 1 … had a six-game point streak from Oct. 17-Nov. 7, notching four goals and eight points over the stretch … scored twice and added an assist in 7-4 comeback win over Notre Dame on Dec. 5 … added a goal and an assist the in 9-2 win at Notre Dame on Dec. 6 to total five points (3g, 2a) on the weekend … scored twice, including first-career short-handed goal, in 3-2 win over Alaska Anchorage on Jan. 10 … notched first-career overtime game-winning goal in 6-5 win over Notre Dame on Feb. 6 … also had an assist against the Fighting Irish on Feb. 6, as well as a goal and assist in 5-4 win on Feb. 7, to total four points on the weekend and nine points against Notre Dame on the year … scored once in each game in sweep at No. 6 Penn State on March 5-6, as well as adding an assist in the 7-3 win on March 5 for a three-point series … scored an empty-net goal and had two helpers in 5-1 win over Dartmouth in NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament Worcester regional semifinals on March 26 … scored 18 seconds into the second period in 4-3 comeback overtime win against Michigan State in the Worcester regional final game on March 28 … earned the primary helper on Ben Dexheimer’s game-winning goal 24 seconds into overtime against MSU in the regional final to help UW to its first Frozen Four since 2010 … led nation’s skaters in NCAA Tournament regional play with five points (2g, 3a) … recognized as part of the 2026 NCAA Worcester Regional All-Tournament Team … one of three UW players with at least 30 points … finished the year with seven goals in his last 12 games … second on roster with two multi-goal games during the season, and leads skaters with seven over his career … team leader with 11 multi-point games this year, also leading with 24 for his career … Preseason All-Big Ten First Team honors … Big Ten Star of the Week nod on Dec. 9 … Hobey Baker Award fan vote nominee for the second year in a row … played at the 2025 Spengler Cup for the U.S. Collegiate Selects and helped the team finish as runners-up in Davos, Switzerland, to HC Davos … tallied two goals and five points in four Spengler Cup tournament games played … recorded 47 pals, 89 points, 12 power-play goals and six game-winning tallies over 110 career NCAA games played … turned pro after his junior year, signing a two-year entry-level contract with the New York Islanders that begins with the 2026-27 season
2024-25 / Sophomore Season
Appeared in all 37 games … led the team with career-high 20 goals and 20 assists for 40 points … first Badger skater to reach the 20-goal, 40-point mark since Cole Caufield in 2021 … 40 points good to rank fourth in the Big Ten … eight power-play goals tied for second in the conference and ninth in the nation … scored twice to erase two-goal deficit and force overtime in 3-2 OT win over Lindenwood on Oct. 12 … recorded six three-point games this year, including a two-goal, one assist outing in Wisconsin’s 8-0 win over Ferris State in the Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off semifinals on Dec. 28 … had a three-assist game in 7-3 win over Notre Dame on Feb. 21 … tied for the team lead after scoring the first goal of the game five times this year … had an eight-game point streak (7g, 13a) from Dec. 13 to Jan. 18 … also had a seven-game point streak (6g, 7a) from Nov. 8 to Dec. 6 … led Wisconsin with 10 multi-point and three multi-goal games this season … led team with 139 shots … posted 11 blocks on the season … Hobey Baker Memorial Award fan vote nominee … Two-time Big Ten Star of the Week – second star on Nov. 19 and Dec. 31 … Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off Most Outstanding Forward … All-Big Ten Second-Team selection … named Academic All-Big Ten ... Spike Carlson/Chris Chelios Most Valuable Player team award winner
2023-24 / Freshman Season
Appeared in 36 games ... tallied 10 goals and six assists for 16 points ... 16 points ranked third among UW freshmen ... scored first two career goals in season-opening victory vs. Augustana on Oct. 7 ... part of the gold-medal winning roster that represented Team USA at the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championships ... tallied first-career hat trick in 5-0 win vs. Lindenwood on Jan. 12 ... posted a three-assist, four-point night in 6-5 overtime victory at No. 14 Michigan on Jan. 27 ... scored first NCAA Tournament goal to tie the game at one in the second period vs. Quinnipiac on March 29 ... two-for-two in shootouts on the year ... on the Tim Taylor Rookie of the Year watch list ... posted 73 shots on the season ... two game-winning goals tied for fourth on the roster
Before Finley was a Badger
Scored 15 goals and 38 points in 32 games with the USHL's Chicago Steel in 2022-23 after a midseason trade ... scored two goals and two assists in six playoff games ... played his first 23 games of the season with the USHL's Madison Capitols, scoring 10 goals and 27 points ... tallied two goals and six points for Team USA at the 2022 World Junior A Challenge ... helped the Capitols, along UW teammates Ben Dexheimer and Jack Horbach, to the Clark Cup Final during 2021-22, scoring five goals and 10 points in 14 playoff games ... regular season included 12 goals and 29 points in 39 games ... set up three goals at the 2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup for Team USA ... before joining the Capitols, played a season for Chicago (USHL) and Green Bay Gamblers AAA program.
CAREER HIGHS
GAME
Goals: 3; vs. Lindenwood, 1/12/24
Assists: 3 (x2); last vs. Notre Dame, 2/21/25
Points: 4; at Michigan, 1/27/24
Point Streak: 8; 12/13/24-1/18/25
Multi-point Games: 24; last vs. Michigan State, 3/28/26
Overtime Goals: 1; vs. Notre Dame, 2/6/26
SERIES
Goals: 3 (3x); last at Notre Dame, 12/5-12/6, 2025
Assists: 3 (3x); last at NCAA Tournament Worcester Regional, 3/26-3/28, 2026
Points: 5 (2x); last at NCAA Tournament Worcester Regional, 3/26-3/28, 2026
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