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Canada John Bob Kelly

a.k.a. "Battleship Kelly"

Houston Apollos / CHL - 79/80

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John Bob Kelly Facts

Date of Birth
Jun 06, 1946
Position
LW/RW
Age
77
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Fort William, ON, CAN
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1967 round 2 #16 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs
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John Bob Kelly Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1966-67 Port Arthur Marrs TBJHL 5* 0* 2* 2* 13* -* |
1967-68 Port Huron Flags IHL 65* 11* 26* 37* 216* -* |
1968-69 Port Huron Flags IHL 59* 9* 15* 24* 55* -* |
Columbus Checkers IHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 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* -* |
Des Moines Oak Leafs IHL 24* 3* 14* 17* 58* -* |
1971-72 Des Moines Oak Leafs IHL 55* 26* 23* 49* 123* -* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 -
Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 6* 1* 2* 3* 22* -* |
Omaha Knights CHL 3* 2* 2* 4* 4* -* |
1972-73 Rochester Americans AHL 70* 27* 35* 62* 206* -* | Playoffs 6 4 4 8 18 -
1973-74 St. Louis Blues NHL 37* 9* 8* 17* 45* 1* |
Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 30* 7* 10* 17* 78* -5* |
1974-75 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 69* 27* 24* 51* 120* 6* | Playoffs 9 5 3 8 17 -
1975-76 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 77* 25* 30* 55* 149* 4* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -
1976-77 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 74* 10* 21* 31* 115* 13* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 4 -
1977-78 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 75* 7* 11* 18* 95* -26* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 8 -
1978-79 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 63* 2* 5* 7* 85* -10* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 9 -
New Brunswick Hawks AHL 7* 0* 0* 0* 60* -* |
1979-80 Cincinnati Stingers CHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 5* -* |
Houston Apollos CHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 10* -* |

John Bob Kelly Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1966-67 Port Arthur Marrs Memorial Cup 6* 3* 1* 4* 2* -* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
1982-83 New Trier High Green USHS-IL Head Coach
1993-94 Huntington Blizzard ECHL Head Coach
2017-18 Thunder Bay North Stars SIJHL Assoc. Coach
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John Bob Kelly Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 168* 30* 40* 70* 0.42* 325* -* | 1 6 4 * 4 * 8 * 1.33 * 18 * - *
CHL 2 13* 3* 4* 7* 0.54* 41* -* | 0 * * * * * *
IHL 4 203* 49* 78* 127* 0.63* 452* -* | 2 6 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.50 * 2 * - *
Memorial Cup 1 6* 3* 1* 4* 0.67* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 6 425* 87* 109* 196* 0.46* 687* -17* | 5 23 6 * 3 * 9 * 0.39 * 40 * - *
TBJHL 1 5* 0* 2* 2* 0.40* 13* -* | 0 * * * * * *
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John Bob Kelly Connections

Player Period Teams
Ron Stackhouse (D) 1969-1977 5 Pittsburgh Penguins, Providence Reds
Wayne Bianchin (F) 1973-1980 5 Houston Apollos, Pittsburgh Penguins
Ron Schock (F) 1973-1977 4 Pittsburgh Penguins
Jean Pronovost (F) 1973-1977 4 Pittsburgh Penguins

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