Please answer the following question: Joseph Scott Finley (born June 29 1987) is an American ice hockey defenseman. He is currently playing with the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). Finley was selected by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round (27th overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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Athlete