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Joe Finley Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 1987-06-29 Country: USA
2005 · Round 1, Pick #27  ·  Washington Capitals Washington Capitals
Signed Professionally
HIFK · Liiga

Set Commitment

NCAA Division I

NCAA D3 / D2

Career Trajectory
Dashed = raw PPG  ·  Solid blue = age-adjusted NCAAe-PPG  ·  Green = actual college PPG
Junior Seasons
Season Team League GP G A Pts PPG NCAAe-PPG Age-Adj D3e-PPG Age-Adj
2004-05 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 55 3 10 13 0.236 0.1395 0.1492 0.7100 0.7594
2016-17 HIFK Liiga 46 3 5 8 0.174 0.4347 0.3692 1.4949 1.2696
2017-18 HIFK Liiga 9 0 0 0 0.000
2018-19 HIFK Liiga 19 0 0 0 0.000
Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow
College Seasons (Historical)
Season School Div Conference Year GP G A Pts PPG
2008-09 North Dakota D1 NCHC SR 27 2 8 10 0.370
2007-08 North Dakota D1 NCHC JR 43 4 11 15 0.349
2006-07 North Dakota D1 NCHC SO 41 1 6 7 0.171
2005-06 North Dakota D1 NCHC FR 43 0 3 3 0.070
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.14
before college
Actual FR PPG
0.07
2005-06 · North Dakota
-50.4% vs. projection

NCAAe Rankings

#8895
Defenseman overall
#1064
Defenseman born in 1987

D2/3 Comparables

Nazareth · 2017-18
1.000 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Aurora · 2021-22
1.000 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Adrian · 2016-17
1.357 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG

How to read this: NCAAe and D3e factors convert a player's junior PPG into expected NCAA scoring at the D1 or D3 level. Harder conferences → lower projected PPG for the same player. A strong junior player (e.g. USHL 0.90 PPG) will project much higher in NESCAC than Big Ten because the D3 scoring environment is lower-difficulty.

Strength factor: conferences above 1.0 are harder than average; below 1.0 are easier. The formula is: Base NCAAe PPG ÷ Conference Strength = Projected PPG.