| Biographical details | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | June 15, 1920 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | February 3, 2016 (aged 95) Sandwich, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1940–1942 | Dartmouth | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1946–1947 | Dartmouth | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947–1949 | US National Team | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1949–1950 | Boston Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left wing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950–1986 | Army | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959–1960 | US National Team | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coaching record | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall | 542–343–20 (.610) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accomplishments and honors | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Awards | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1957 Spencer Penrose Award 1960 Spencer Penrose Award 1979 US Hockey Hall of Fame 1986 Lester Patrick Award 1998 International Ice Hockey Hall of Fame 2002 Lester Patrick Award 2004 Army Sports Hall of Fame | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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John Patrick Riley (June 15, 1920 – February 3, 2016) was an American ice hockey player and coach. The hockey coach at West Point for more than 35 years, Riley coached the United States to the gold medal at the 1960 Squaw Valley Olympics. He played for the U.S. Olympic team at the 1948 St. Moritz Olympics. He received the Lester Patrick Trophy in 1986 and 2002, was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1979, and into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1998.