J. Bob Kelly

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.

Career statistics
Regular seasonPlayoffs 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

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Category:1946 births
Category:Canadian ice hockey left wingers
Category:Chicago Blackhawks players
Category:Ice hockey people from Ontario
Category:Living people
Category:Sportspeople from Thunder Bay
Category:Pittsburgh Penguins players
Category:St. Louis Blues players