Tom Tilley

Thomas R. Tilley (born March 28, 1965) is a Canadian retired professional hockey player. He played 174 games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues from 1988 to 1994. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1988 to 2001, was mainly spent in the minor leagues. He played defense and shot right-handed.

Career Tilley was drafted by the Blues in the 10th round, 196th overall in the 1984 NHL entry draft. After being drafted, he played for Michigan State for four years, where he developed a strong defensive presence. Immediately after college, Tilley joined the Blues and played his only full season in the NHL during the 1988–1989 season, scoring 23 points. Tilley then bounced between the Blues and their IHL affiliate Peoria Rivermen for the next two years before playing in Italy for Devils Milano for another two years. Tilley returned to the Blues in the 1993–1994, appearing in 48 games. He spent rest of his career in the IHL, retiring after the 2000–2001 season with the Chicago Wolves.

Personal life Tilley lives in the Kansas City metropolitan area and helps coach youth hockey.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1982–83 Orillia Travelways OJAHL 42 6 13 19 77 — — — — — 1983–84 Orillia Travelways OJAHL 38 16 35 51 113 — — — — — 1984–85 Michigan State University CCHA 37 1 5 6 58 — — — — — 1985–86 Michigan State University CCHA 42 9 25 34 48 — — — — — 1986–87 Michigan State University CCHA 42 7 14 21 48 — — — — — 1987–88 Michigan State University CCHA 46 8 18 26 44 — — — — — 1988–89 St. Louis Blues NHL 70 1 22 23 47 10 1 2 3 17 1989–90 St. Louis Blues NHL 34 0 5 5 6 — — — — — 1989–90 Peoria Rivermen IHL 22 1 8 9 13 — — — — — 1990–91 St. Louis Blues NHL 22 2 4 6 4 — — — — — 1990–91 Peoria Rivermen IHL 48 7 38 45 53 13 2 9 11 25 1991–92 HC Devils Milano ITA 18 7 13 20 12 12 5 12 17 10 1991–92 HC Devils Milano ALP 20 3 12 15 26 — — — — — 1991–92 Canadian National Team Intl 4 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1992–93 HC Devils Milano ITA 14 8 3 11 2 8 1 5 6 4 1992–93 HC Devils Milano ALP 32 5 17 22 21 — — — — — 1993–94 St. Louis Blues NHL 48 1 7 8 32 4 0 1 1 2 1994–95 Atlanta Knights IHL 10 2 6 8 14 — — — — — 1994–95 Indianapolis Ice IHL 25 2 13 15 19 — — — — — 1995–96 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 80 11 68 79 58 4 2 2 4 4 1996–97 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 25 1 10 11 8 3 0 1 1 0 1997–98 Chicago Wolves IHL 73 9 49 58 49 22 2 17 19 14 1998–99 Chicago Wolves IHL 73 5 55 60 32 10 1 1 2 2 1999–00 Chicago Wolves IHL 75 2 34 36 42 12 1 6 7 6 2000–01 Chicago Wolves IHL 10 1 3 4 10 — — — — — IHL totals 441 41 284 325 298 64 8 36 44 51 NHL totals 174 4 38 42 89 14 1 3 4 19

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1995 Canada WC 8 0 0 0 14 Senior totals 8 0 0 0 14