# John Lilley (ice hockey)

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.

## 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 2021, he was announced as the Director of Player Personnel & Director of Amateur Scouting for the New York Rangers.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1989–90 | Cushing Academy | HS-Prep | 20 | 22 | 30 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Cushing Academy | HS-Prep | 25 | 29 | 42 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | Boston University | HE | 23 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Boston University | HE | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 45 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 55 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 1993–94 | United States | Intl | 58 | 27 | 23 | 50 | 117 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 45 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1994–95 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Baltimore Bandits | AHL | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Los Angeles Ice Dogs | IHL | 64 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 63 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 130 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| 1996–97 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Düsseldorfer EG | DEL | 44 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 120 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1998–99 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Schwenninger Wild Wings | DEL | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–2000 | Schwenninger Wild Wings | DEL | 48 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 172 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| 2000–01 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | WCHL | 62 | 28 | 32 | 60 | 149 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 43 |
| 2001–02 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | WCHL | 51 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 163 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 23 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| IHL totals | IHL totals | IHL totals | 112 | 23 | 36 | 59 | 185 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DEL totals | DEL totals | DEL totals | 118 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 330 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 14 |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1992 | United States | WJC | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| 1994 | United States | OG | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| 1994 | United States | WC | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
| 1999 | United States | WC Q | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 19 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 72 |

## Awards and honors

| Award | Year |
| All-Hockey East Rookie Team | 1991–92 |