J. Bob Kelly

John Robert Kelly (born June 6, 1946) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 425 games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Chicago Black Hawks between 1973 and 1979. Although official NHL records cite him as Bob Kelly, he was commonly known during his NHL career as J. Bob Kelly to differentiate himself from the Bob Kelly who played primarily with the Philadelphia Flyers at that time. Known for his size, strength and toughness, he was nicknamed "Battleship" during his playing days.

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