Lily Delianedis

Lily Delianedis
Delianedis with the Seattle Torrent in 2025
Born (2001-10-07) October 7, 2001
Height 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
PWHL team Seattle Torrent

Lily Delianedis (born October 7, 2001) is an American professional ice hockey forward for the Seattle Torrent of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She played college ice hockey for the Cornell Big Red, where she was named ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year in 2022.

Early life

Delianedis grew up in Edina, Minnesota, and captained The Blake School girls’ hockey team. She was a finalist for the 2020 Minnesota Ms. Hockey award.[1]

Playing career

College

As a freshman in 2021–22, Delianedis posted 27 points (14 goals, 13 assists) in 30 games for Cornell and earned ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year and All-Rookie Team honors.[2]

She recorded 28 points in 27 games as a sophomore in 2022–23, then 34 points in 34 games in 2023–24 when she was named Second Team All-Ivy.[3]

In 2024–25, Delianedis tallied 22 points in 35 games and scored the triple-overtime winner in the ECAC semifinals against Clarkson to send Cornell to the title game. She was also named to the Ivy League Academic All-Ivy team.[1][4]

Professional

On June 24, 2025, Delianedis was selected in the third round, 24th overall, by PWHL Seattle in the 2025 PWHL Draft.[5] On November 20, 2025, she signed a one-year contract with the Torrent.[6]

Personal life

Delianedis is the daughter of Dan and Christina Delianedis; her father played hockey at Colgate before a four-year professional career.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2021–22 Cornell ECAC 30 14 13 27 28
2022–23 Cornell ECAC 27 11 17 28 15
2023–24 Cornell ECAC 34 16 18 34 20
2024–25 Cornell ECAC 35 12 10 22 10
NCAA totals 126 53 58 111 73

Source: HockeyDB.[7]

Awards and honours

Honour Year
College
ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year 2022 [2]
ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team 2022 [1]
Second Team All-Ivy 2024 [3]
Academic All-Ivy 2025 [4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Lily Delianedis – Women's Ice Hockey". Cornell Big Red. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Delianedis Selected As ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year". Cornell Big Red. March 2, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Women's Ice Hockey All-Ivy Announced; Cornell Sweeps Major Awards". IvyLeague.com. February 28, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Women's Ice Hockey All-Ivy and Major Award Winners Announced". IvyLeague.com. February 26, 2025. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
  5. ^ "Lily Delianedis '25 Selected by Seattle in Third Round of PWHL Draft". The Cornell Daily Sun. June 24, 2025. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
  6. ^ "Seattle Torrent announce 2025-26 roster". thepwhl.com. November 20, 2025. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
  7. ^ "Lily Delianedis – HockeyDB". HockeyDB.com. Retrieved October 9, 2025.