Awards: 1x Rookie Team All-SHL
2x 2nd Team All-SHL
1x 1st Team All-SHL
1x Ryan Jesster Nominee
1x Anton Razov Nominee
2x Ron Mexico Nominee
1x Sarmad Khan Winner
1x Jay McDonald Winner
1x Sergei Karpotsov Winner
3x Challenge Cup Champion (S65, S67, S68)
Committee Quotes: "He had an incredible 9 season career with 4 all-SHL team noms which is tied for the most out of any forward, has 3 awards won which is the most out of any forward, had a scoring and points title, over a ppg career-wise and also best ppg/average in the playoffs. Usually, I wouldn't even consider someone only playing 9 seasons but his trophy case is just as good if not better than a lot of the other forwards who played 15+ seasons."
"If you look at anything other than longevity, he has far and away the best resume of all available players. He won awards, he went out winning back-to-back cups and 3 in 4 seasons, he shouldn't be punished for choosing not to play with diminishing returns given that he'd already accomplished so much."
"You can't help but acknowledge the greatness of that career with 4 SHL selections + 2 seasons of being in the running for the MVP spots. Also was a Razov nominee and was above PPG in their career."
"4 All-SHL appearances, an ass-kicking 3 award wins with 5 additional nominations, and all in a mere 9 season career. Even when discounting his PPG status with it being a relatively short career, Lilja was clearly a huge presence in the league and I'm willing to bet his career totals would have been more than comparable to those already inducted had he played 20 seasons."