John E. Lilley (born August 3, 1972 in Wakefield, Massachusetts) is a retired American professional ice hockey player. After graduating from Cushing Academy, where he set a new scoring record, he played college hockey for Boston University. Lilley was on the US hockey team at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway and played in the 1994 International Ice Hockey Federation Men's World Championship in Milan, Italy. He ended his career with the Long Beach Ice Dogs. He is currently a scout for the Toronto Maple Leafs.