John Lilley (ice hockey)

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John Lilley
Born (1972-08-03) August 3, 1972 (age 51)
Wakefield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL Draft 140th overall, 1990
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 19932002

John E. Lilley (born August 3, 1972) is an American retired professional ice hockey player.

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Early life and education

Lilley was born in Wakefield, Massachusetts. After graduating from Cushing Academy, where he set a new scoring record, he played college hockey for Boston University. [1]

Career

Drafted 140th overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft, Lilley went on to play 23 games in the National Hockey League for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, scoring three goals and eight assists for 11 points and collecting 13 penalty minutes. He spent 3 seasons in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga playing for Düsseldorfer EG, the Kassel Huskies and the Schwenninger Wild Wings. Lilley was on the American national team at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway and played in the 1994 World Championship. [1] He ended his career with the Long Beach Ice Dogs. In August of 2021, he was announced as the Director of Player Personnel & Director of Amateur Scouting for the New York Rangers. [2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1989–90 Cushing Academy HS-Prep 20223052
1990–91Cushing AcademyHS-Prep25294271
1991–92 Boston University HE 23991843
1992–93 Boston UniversityHE401113
1992–93 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 452228505551349
1993–94 United States Intl58272350117
1993–94 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 131678
1993–94 San Diego Gulls IHL 22130
1994–95 San Diego GullsIHL45915247120002
1994–95 Mighty Ducks of AnaheimNHL92245
1995–96 Mighty Ducks of AnaheimNHL10000
1995–96 Baltimore Bandits AHL 1224634
1995–96 Los Angeles Ice Dogs IHL64122032112
1996–97 Rochester Americans AHL102215
1996–97 Providence Bruins AHL631223351301030324
1996–97 Detroit Vipers IHL10002
1997–98 Düsseldorfer EG DEL 449142312030004
1998–99 Kassel Huskies DEL1813422
1998–99 Schwenninger Wild Wings DEL821316
1999–2000 Schwenninger Wild WingsDEL4886141721108810
2000–01 Long Beach Ice Dogs WCHL 62283260149804443
2001–02 Long Beach Ice DogsWCHL5114253916352026
NHL totals23381113
IHL totals11223365918520002
DEL totals1182024443301408814

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1992 United States WJC 734710
1994 United States OG 831416
1994 United States WC 810129
1999 United StatesWC Q300027
Junior totals734710
Senior totals1941572

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-Hockey East Rookie Team 1991–92

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References

  1. 1 2 "Former Terrier John Lilley Named to USA Hockey Post," Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine Men's Ice Hockey, Boston University Athletics
  2. "John Lilley Named Dir. of Player Personnel & Dir. of Amateur Scouting". nhl.com. Retrieved 23 March 2024.