J. Bob Kelly should not be confused with Bob Kelly (ice hockey, born 1950).
| J. Bob Kelly | |
| Played For: | St. Louis Blues Pittsburgh Penguins Chicago Black Hawks |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lb: | 181 |
| Birth Date: | 6 June 1946 |
| Birth Place: | Fort William, Ontario, Canada |
| Draft: | 16th overall |
| Draft Year: | 1967 |
| Draft Team: | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Career Start: | 1967 |
| Career End: | 1980 |
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.[1] [2]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | 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 | 0 | 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 | ||||