John Lilley (ice hockey) explained

John Lilley
Played For:Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Position:Right wing
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:5
Height In:9
Weight Lb:175
Ntl Team:USA
Birth Date:3 August 1972
Birth Place:Wakefield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Draft:140th overall
Draft Year:1990
Draft Team:Winnipeg Jets
Career Start:1993
Career End:2002

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

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. 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 seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1989–90Cushing AcademyHS-Prep20 22 30 52
1990–91Cushing AcademyHS-Prep25 29 42 71
1991–92Boston UniversityHE23 9 9 18 43
1992–93Boston UniversityHE4 0 1 1 13
1992–93Seattle ThunderbirdsWHL45 22 28 50 555 1 3 4 9
1993–94United StatesIntl58 27 23 50 117
1993–94Mighty Ducks of AnaheimNHL13 1 6 7 8
1993–94San Diego GullsIHL2 2 1 3 0
1994–95San Diego GullsIHL45 9 15 24 712 0 0 0 2
1994–95Mighty Ducks of AnaheimNHL9 2 2 4 5
1995–96Mighty Ducks of AnaheimNHL1 0 0 0 0
1995–96Baltimore BanditsAHL12 2 4 6 34
1995–96Los Angeles Ice DogsIHL64 12 20 32 112
1996–97Rochester AmericansAHL1 0 2 2 15
1996–97Providence BruinsAHL63 12 23 35 13010 3 0 3 24
1996–97Detroit VipersIHL1 0 0 0 2
1997–98Düsseldorfer EGDEL44 9 14 23 1203 0 0 0 4
1998–99Kassel HuskiesDEL18 1 3 4 22
1998–99Schwenninger Wild WingsDEL8 2 1 3 16
1999–2000Schwenninger Wild WingsDEL48 8 6 14 17211 0 8 8 10
2000–01Long Beach Ice DogsWCHL62 28 32 60 1498 0 4 4 43
2001–02Long Beach Ice DogsWCHL51 14 25 39 1635 2 0 2 6
NHL totals23 3 8 11 13
IHL totals112 23 36 59 1852 0 0 0 2
DEL totals118 20 24 44 33014 0 8 8 14

International

YearTeamEventGP G A Pts PIM
1992United StatesWJC7 3 4 7 10
1994United StatesOG8 3 1 4 16
1994United StatesWC8 1 0 1 29
1999United StatesWC Q3 0 0 0 27
Junior totals7 3 4 7 10
Senior totals19 4 1 5 72

Notes and References

  1. http://www.goterriers.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/070502aab.html "Former Terrier John Lilley Named to USA Hockey Post,"
  2. Web site: John Lilley Named Dir. of Player Personnel & Dir. of Amateur Scouting . nhl.com . 23 March 2024.