SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed forward Jack Finley to a three-year contract worth an AAV of $775,000, vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois announced today. Finley will be on a two-way contract for the 2025-26 season before the deal converts to a one-way contract for the remaining two years.

Finley, 22, appeared in 40 games for the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League this season and recorded a career-high 14 goals while ranking sixth among Crunch skaters for points with 28. Finley also set career highs for plus/minus (11) and game-winning goals (2). The 6-foot-6, 220-pound forward saw action in three Calder Cup Playoff games with Syracuse, firing two shots on goal and registering five penalty minutes. Finley has played a total of 161 career AHL games, all with the Crunch, registering 39 goals, 81 points and 10 power-play goals.

A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Finley made his NHL debut with the Lightning on January 14, 2025, against the Boston Bruins. He rated plus-1 and took one shot on goal in 8:25 of time on ice in his lone NHL contest.

Finley was originally drafted by Tampa Bay, 57th overall, in the second round of the 2020 NHL Draft.

Ticket packages for the 2025-26 season are on sale now and can be purchased in person at the Crunch office located inside the Upstate Medical University Arena at Onondaga County War Memorial at 800 S. State St. in Syracuse, by calling the office at 315-473-4444 or online through Ticketmaster. For the latest Crunch news, visit www.syracusecrunch.com or follow the club on Facebook (www.facebook.com/syracusecrunch), X (@SyracuseCrunch) and Instagram (@syracusecrunch).