Revered as the best of the best in St Louis, longtime NHL Broadcaster John Kelly makes the move to the West Coast to take on TV Play by Play duties for the LA Kings. Take a deeper dive into John’s story and how he’s captured the hearts and minds of hockey fans for generations!
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As a Kings fan from the very beginning, I’ll be honest it’s tough to watch the games right now. It’ll take some time to get used to the new play callers. My whole life. I’ve heard Bob and Nick. It took me a couple of years to get used to the Dodgers games without Vin Scully but I eventually got there. I’m sure the same will happen here. It’s just going to take some time.
Been a fan since 1980. We have been BLESSED with some of the greatest broadcast teams in the history of the NHL. To get a guy of John Kelly's caliber is completely stunning. Seriously, St Louis is insane for letting him go. He's not Bob, Bob's cadence was memorable. He's not Alex Faust, I liked his younger energy. He's not Nick, I could close my eyes and see what he's calling (obviously on radio for so long). John Kelly has a style and cadence all his own and it fits beautifully with Jim in my opinion. What really sold me on John though was when he 'zinged' Jim last week on the broadcast. To crack Jim up and make him silent like that was hilarious! I want that camaraderie in my broadcast team! Welcome John, please stay as long as you want… Go Kings Go!
St Louis is insane for letting John go – we’ve got a great one who will be ready in a few years in Josh Schaefer but thrilled we have John for the rest of his career.
Welcome to LA!