Former Terrier John Lilley Named To USA Hockey Post
July 5, 2002 | Men's Ice Hockey
John Lilley, who played for the Terrier hockey team during the entire 1991-92 season and four games into the 1992-93 campaign, has been named an assistant coach for the U.S. National Under-17 Team.
Lilley, a native of Wakefield, will work under former Terrier defenseman David Quinn, who was recently named the team's head coach.
A highly-touted forward at Cushing Academy where he broke the school's existing school scoring record with 191 points on 81 goals and 110 assists, Lilley enrolled at Boston University in the fall of 1991. He appeared in 24 of the Terriers' 35 games and had 9 goals and 9 assists for 18 games. He missed four games during the year as he played on the U.S. Junior Team that played at the World Junior Championships in Fussen, Germany. He finished the tournament with 3 goals and 4 assists as his 7 points led the U.S. team. The team finished the competition with the bronze medal. Then, later in the year, he missed seven games with ligament damage to his left knee.
The following year, he played in the Terriers' first four games and had an assist. He then left B.U. to play for Seattle in the Western Hockey League.
Lilley went on to play for the 1994 U.S. Olympic Team in Lillehammer, Norway and played in the 1994 International Ice Hockey Federation Men's World Championship in Milan, Italy. On the professional level, Lilley played for the National Hockey League's Mighty Ducks of Anaheim from 1994-96 and recently finished his playing career with the Long Beach Ice Dogs of the West Coast Hockey League. He has also worked extensively with USA Hockey's Select Festivals.
The players who will be vying for a spot on the Under-17 Team will report to training camp in mid-August. The team will play the bulk of its schedule against North American Hockey League teams, in addition to three major international tournaments.
