TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed forward Jack Finley to a three-year contract, carrying an average annual value (AAV) of $775,000, Vice President and General Manager Julien BriseBois announced today. The contract includes a two-way agreement for the 2025–26 season, transitioning to a one-way deal for the final two years.
Finley, 22, enjoyed a breakout campaign with the Syracuse Crunch (AHL) in 2024–25, tallying a career-best 14 goals and finishing sixth on the team with 28 points in 40 games. The 6-foot-6, 220-pound forward also set personal highs in plus/minus (+11) and game-winning goals (2). He appeared in three Calder Cup Playoff games, registering two shots and five penalty minutes.
A second-round pick (57th overall) by Tampa Bay in the 2020 NHL Draft, Finley has totaled 161 career AHL games, all with Syracuse, compiling 39 goals, 81 points, and 10 power-play goals.
The St. Louis, Missouri native made his NHL debut on January 14, 2025, against the Boston Bruins, where he logged 8:25 of ice time, took one shot, and finished with a plus-one rating.
