Adam Finlinson looks for the pass. Photo by IceHockeyMedia.
Whitley Warriors are delighted to confirm the return of skilful forward Adam Finlinson to their roster for the 2023-24 season.
Finlinson started out with the Northern Stars’ Under 16s team before making the switch to Whitley’s junior setup where he remained until 2013. A move to Kingston Sharks followed, the forward dividing his ice time between their Under 16s and Under 18s sides further to fulfilling the role of alternate captain for the former.
Whilst breaking into senior ice hockey with EPL outfit Swindon Wildcats in their 2014-15 season, Finlinson iced for Okanagan Hockey Academy UK’s Under 18s in the same campaign, racking up 67 points in 16 games, and he also featured in 5 games for Team GB at the World Junior Championships, collecting a bronze medal at the tournament.
After two further seasons at Swindon, Finlinson returned to Hillheads in 2017, tallying 6 goals and 9 assists in 21 league games for Whitley before a short break from the sport. The forward was then a welcome addition to the Warriors’ line-up in their 2019-20 title-winning campaign and has remained at Hillheads ever since, being pivotal in several Whitley victories over the last few seasons.
Finlinson spoke in earnest about the coming season. “If I’m honest I wasn’t going to come back but seeing who the new coach was and after playing against his past teams you could see his influence on players and I think he’ll be the influence we need to win some silverware, where in other years we have fallen just short.”
“I spoke with Adam and I could tell he was genuinely interested in coming back and being part of the journey,” Head Coach Tony Hand said. “I’ve seen him play before and was always impressed by him.”
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