J. Bob Kelly
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1946)
John Robert "Battleship" Kelly (born June 6, 1946) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 425 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Chicago Black Hawks. Although official NHL records call him Bob Kelly he was commonly known during his NHL playing career as J. Bob Kelly, in an effort to differentiate himself from the Bob Kelly who played primarily with the Philadelphia Flyers at that time.[1][2]
| J. Bob Kelly | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 6, 1946 Fort William, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
St. Louis Blues Pittsburgh Penguins Chicago Black Hawks | ||
| NHL Draft |
16th overall, 1967 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 1967–1980 | ||
Career statistics
change| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1966–67 | Port Arthur Marrs | TBJHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Port Arthur Marrs | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1967–68 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 65 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 216 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 59 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Columbus Checkers | IHL | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1969–70 | Providence Reds | AHL | 65 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Providence Reds | AHL | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Des Moines Oak Leafs | IHL | 24 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Omaha Knights | CHL | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Des Moines Oak Leafs | IHL | 55 | 26 | 23 | 49 | 123 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1972–73 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 70 | 27 | 35 | 62 | 206 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | ||
| 1973–74 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 37 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 30 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 69 | 27 | 24 | 51 | 120 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | ||
| 1975–76 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 77 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 149 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1976–77 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 74 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 115 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 1977–78 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 75 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 95 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1978–79 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 63 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 85 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 1978–79 | New Brunswick Hawks | AHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Houston Apollos | CHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Cincinnati Stingers | CHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL Totals | 425 | 87 | 109 | 196 | 687 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 40 | ||||
References
change- ↑ Dunick, Leith (October 2017). "Battleship Kelly still battling through life". tbnewswatch.com. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ↑ Podnieks, Andrew (2003). Players: The ultimate A–Z guide of everyone who has ever played in the NHL. Toronto: Doubleday Canada. p. 428. ISBN 0-385-25999-9.
- Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports. pp. 1164. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9.
- The National Hockey League (1991). The NHL Official Guide and Record Book 1991–92. p. 378. ISBN 0-920445-19-5.
Other websites
change- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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