John Kelly out

[11WSChamps]

It’s hilarious all the threads started the last few years complaining about Pang, Rivers or even Kelly’s little sayings, whether it was the thank you thank you thank you or un-bee-lievable but now that they’re all gone it’s the end of days!

Just relax and watch the game.

Yep. There would be multiple every single year complaining about how they were homers and their excitement was fake etc etc.

I get it though everyone wants change until change happens.

What I found funny is people are bringing up (on X) how awful it was to let Ken Wilson go and I'm going, Ummmmm do you know why he was fired and who replaced him?

They do not.

I didn't want change so you're wrong.

Kerbs is awful.

[Uncle John]

I have to agree with the comment someone posted on this YouTube video....John Kelly will probably be with the Blackhawks next year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLrDuvSWfr4

[TAFKAP]

It’s hilarious all the threads started the last few years complaining about Pang, Rivers or even Kelly’s little sayings, whether it was the thank you thank you thank you or un-bee-lievable but now that they’re all gone it’s the end of days!

Just relax and watch the game.

Yep. There would be multiple every single year complaining about how they were homers and their excitement was fake etc etc.

I get it though everyone wants change until change happens.

What I found funny is people are bringing up (on X) how awful it was to let Ken Wilson go and I'm going, Ummmmm do you know why he was fired and who replaced him?

They do not.

I didn't want change so you're wrong.

Kerbs is awful.

I will say he's better than Brandon Kiley. That's the only time I listened to the visitors feed on the app. BRUTAL.

[11WSChamps]

It’s hilarious all the threads started the last few years complaining about Pang, Rivers or even Kelly’s little sayings, whether it was the thank you thank you thank you or un-bee-lievable but now that they’re all gone it’s the end of days!

Just relax and watch the game.

Yep. There would be multiple every single year complaining about how they were homers and their excitement was fake etc etc.

I get it though everyone wants change until change happens.

What I found funny is people are bringing up (on X) how awful it was to let Ken Wilson go and I'm going, Ummmmm do you know why he was fired and who replaced him?

They do not.

I didn't want change so you're wrong.

Kerbs is awful.

I will say he's better than Brandon Kiley. That's the only time I listened to the visitors feed on the app. BRUTAL.

I get your comment about Ken Wilson and growing up with his broadcasts and the Blues.

I'm one of those older fans who grew up with Dan Kelly so I can seeyour point.

Kelly and Gus Kyle were a fun listen

Kyle was a real old time hockey guy.

Wilson just had the misfortune to follow a legend.

Wilson was good and seemed pretty popular while here.

[Blues Dave]

Little background. I've been here since the Blues game one, so I'm older, yes. I was also taught NHL Blues hockey by Dan Kelly. If you weren't around then, you just didn't happen to be one of us lucky ones. But obviously that is just my opinion. This part isn't. I don't mind if anyone feels differently than I do. It's all cool with me. I liked John Kelly. I liked Panger. I was OK with the broadcasting before this change. As a matter of fact, I'll be checking and listening everywhere logical to see if John Kelly will be broadcasting anywhere else. I won't miss one minute of Blues hockey in the process, I'll see and hear it all. If anyone or everyone here at the Asylum chooses differently, it won't upset me in the least. We are St. Louis Blues die-hard fans. We are all together in that. (Obviously I'm not talking about those idiots who troll and try to pretend to get in the way).
Thank you very much. LGB.

[TAFKAP]

It’s hilarious all the threads started the last few years complaining about Pang, Rivers or even Kelly’s little sayings, whether it was the thank you thank you thank you or un-bee-lievable but now that they’re all gone it’s the end of days!

Just relax and watch the game.

Yep. There would be multiple every single year complaining about how they were homers and their excitement was fake etc etc.

I get it though everyone wants change until change happens.

What I found funny is people are bringing up (on X) how awful it was to let Ken Wilson go and I'm going, Ummmmm do you know why he was fired and who replaced him?

They do not.

I didn't want change so you're wrong.

Kerbs is awful.

I will say he's better than Brandon Kiley. That's the only time I listened to the visitors feed on the app. BRUTAL.

I get your comment about Ken Wilson and growing up with his broadcasts and the Blues.

I'm one of those older fans who grew up with Dan Kelly so I can seeyour point.

Kelly and Gus Kyle were a fun listen

Kyle was a real old time hockey guy.

Wilson just had the misfortune to follow a legend.

Wilson was good and seemed pretty popular while here.

And I can see why DK is revered. I have the vaguest memories of my stepdad listening to him broadcast Blues games on the radio when I was like 5. His voice brings back feelings of early childhood, just not the Blues. I started watching the True Blues thing on YouTube, it's cool. I just wish they'd do it again for the decades from then until now. I'd love to get that nostalgia buzz for things I was there for.

[Sudsy 11]

Little background. I've been here since the Blues game one, so I'm older, yes. I was also taught NHL Blues hockey by Dan Kelly. If you weren't around then, you just didn't happen to be one of us lucky ones. But obviously that is just my opinion. This part isn't. I don't mind if anyone feels differently than I do. It's all cool with me. I liked John Kelly. I liked Panger. I was OK with the broadcasting before this change. As a matter of fact, I'll be checking and listening everywhere logical to see if John Kelly will be broadcasting anywhere else. I won't miss one minute of Blues hockey in the process, I'll see and hear it all. If anyone or everyone here at the Asylum chooses differently, it won't upset me in the least. We are St. Louis Blues die-hard fans. We are all together in that. (Obviously I'm not talking about those idiots who troll and try to pretend to get in the way).
Thank you very much. LGB.

You are not alone. I became a hockey fan listening to Dan Kelly. Not only was he the best Blues announcer, he was the best announcer in The NHL during that era and is considered one of the best hockey announcers ever. I probably listened to his call of Berenson's 6 goals vs the Flyers over 100 times. I don't idolize celebrities. They have specific talents that people are willing to pay money to see or hear. Otherwise, they are just people I don't personally know. But when Dan Kelly died, I felt like I lost a friend.

[LuvthaBlues]

Little background. I've been here since the Blues game one, so I'm older, yes. I was also taught NHL Blues hockey by Dan Kelly. If you weren't around then, you just didn't happen to be one of us lucky ones. But obviously that is just my opinion. This part isn't. I don't mind if anyone feels differently than I do. It's all cool with me. I liked John Kelly. I liked Panger. I was OK with the broadcasting before this change. As a matter of fact, I'll be checking and listening everywhere logical to see if John Kelly will be broadcasting anywhere else. I won't miss one minute of Blues hockey in the process, I'll see and hear it all. If anyone or everyone here at the Asylum chooses differently, it won't upset me in the least. We are St. Louis Blues die-hard fans. We are all together in that. (Obviously I'm not talking about those idiots who troll and try to pretend to get in the way).
Thank you very much. LGB.

Well said, BD!

I missed out on Dan, but had several years with Ken. I actually met him and Bernie at a Coyotes game one time, really nice guy.
But now, I can’t imagine Blues hockey without John. He and Panger during the ‘19 run especially were just magic. And to be honest, I can’t even remember Ken’s voice doing games anymore. Just a hard pill to swallow right now.

That said, I love Kerbs and Joey on the radio. I think Kerbs does a great job with the play by play and he is obviously a huge Blues fan. I’m skeptical how that will translate to TV.

I’m okay with Strick hosting the show, I think that is more in his wheelhouse than ringside reporting and interviews. But losing Alexa is a shame. She is so knowledgeable and energetic, she actually made the pre, in game and post show fun.

Overall, I’m not excited about these changes, but at the end of the day, we still get Blues hockey some I’m not gonna complain! LGB!!!

[TheJackBurton]

It’s hilarious all the threads started the last few years complaining about Pang, Rivers or even Kelly’s little sayings, whether it was the thank you thank you thank you or un-bee-lievable but now that they’re all gone it’s the end of days!

Just relax and watch the game.

Yep. There would be multiple every single year complaining about how they were homers and their excitement was fake etc etc.

I get it though everyone wants change until change happens.

What I found funny is people are bringing up (on X) how awful it was to let Ken Wilson go and I'm going, Ummmmm do you know why he was fired and who replaced him?

They do not.

I didn't want change so you're wrong.

Kerbs is awful.

Did I say you specifically did?

[esp31]

It’s hilarious all the threads started the last few years complaining about Pang, Rivers or even Kelly’s little sayings, whether it was the thank you thank you thank you or un-bee-lievable but now that they’re all gone it’s the end of days!

Just relax and watch the game.

Yep. There would be multiple every single year complaining about how they were homers and their excitement was fake etc etc.

I get it though everyone wants change until change happens.

What I found funny is people are bringing up (on X) how awful it was to let Ken Wilson go and I'm going, Ummmmm do you know why he was fired and who replaced him?

They do not.

Not to digress too much, but while Wilson was indeed pretty good in the beginning, by the end he was a parody of himself and all the oh baby’s felt forced like he had a quota he had to hit

Never felt that. If I remember right, he did not just use it for goals only and so I think maybe folks thought it was used too often. But I liked it and I thought it was a very good trademark call for him unlike so many other broadcaster duds out there.

I mean to this day 60 years later I can hear Harry now...." There's a drive......waaaaaay back......it might be outta here....it could be.......it is!! .... a home run!

Some of it is generational. If you learned hockey from Dan Kelly, Wilson was a clown. If you learned hockey from Ken Wilson, Wilson is the OG. I mean, I wasn't even a fan then, but to me the Monday Night Miracle is Ken Wilsons call. Wickenheiser SCORES!!!! DOUG WICKENHEISER!!!! I loved it when they brought out the 90's throwback jersey's they got him to do the commercial for them. I wish I could find it on YouTube, it felt like an old KPLR broadcast.

I appreciate that Wilson is your guy. I have no problem with that. But Kelly's plaudits are not generational. He is considered objectively one of the greatest of all-time, if not THE greatest by hockey historians and fans. Like Vin Scully in baseball or Buck, Red Barber, or Caray in his prime. Hewitt or Gallivan would be the other two competitors on that list. Ken Wilson, as good as he was, is nowhere on any greatest hockey broadcasters list.

[BalotelliMassive]

I have to agree with the comment someone posted on this YouTube video....John Kelly will probably be with the Blackhawks next year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLrDuvSWfr4

Not a chance - the Hawks have a perfect team already.

[Frank Barone]

Little background. I've been here since the Blues game one, so I'm older, yes. I was also taught NHL Blues hockey by Dan Kelly. If you weren't around then, you just didn't happen to be one of us lucky ones. But obviously that is just my opinion. This part isn't. I don't mind if anyone feels differently than I do. It's all cool with me. I liked John Kelly. I liked Panger. I was OK with the broadcasting before this change. As a matter of fact, I'll be checking and listening everywhere logical to see if John Kelly will be broadcasting anywhere else. I won't miss one minute of Blues hockey in the process, I'll see and hear it all. If anyone or everyone here at the Asylum chooses differently, it won't upset me in the least. We are St. Louis Blues die-hard fans. We are all together in that. (Obviously I'm not talking about those idiots who troll and try to pretend to get in the way).
Thank you very much. LGB.

You are not alone. I became a hockey fan listening to Dan Kelly. Not only was he the best Blues announcer, he was the best announcer in The NHL during that era and is considered one of the best hockey announcers ever. I probably listened to his call of Berenson's 6 goals vs the Flyers over 100 times. I don't idolize celebrities. They have specific talents that people are willing to pay money to see or hear. Otherwise, they are just people I don't personally know. But when Dan Kelly died, I felt like I lost a friend.

Dan Kelly had a way of raising the inflection in his voice as the play on the ice got tense, and then raising it some more, and the listener could just feel that something big was going to happen. This was extremely important for radio which was the primary medium in the 60s/70s. He had tremendous enthusiasm for the broadcasts and the game of hockey. You could tell he loved it.

[netboy65]

It’s hilarious all the threads started the last few years complaining about Pang, Rivers or even Kelly’s little sayings, whether it was the thank you thank you thank you or un-bee-lievable but now that they’re all gone it’s the end of days!

Just relax and watch the game.

Yep. There would be multiple every single year complaining about how they were homers and their excitement was fake etc etc.

I get it though everyone wants change until change happens.

What I found funny is people are bringing up (on X) how awful it was to let Ken Wilson go and I'm going, Ummmmm do you know why he was fired and who replaced him?

They do not.

I didn't want change so you're wrong.

Kerbs is awful.

Maybe not you, but given the number of pages those threads got, and the number here, there’s definitely some overlap.

Kerbs is just fine as well

[son_of_foolsgold]

Kerber and Vitale are horrible...since I have a espn+ sub, I might actually listen to the opposing team broadcast

[Big_G]

It’s hilarious all the threads started the last few years complaining about Pang, Rivers or even Kelly’s little sayings, whether it was the thank you thank you thank you or un-bee-lievable but now that they’re all gone it’s the end of days!

Just relax and watch the game.

Yep. There would be multiple every single year complaining about how they were homers and their excitement was fake etc etc.

I get it though everyone wants change until change happens.

What I found funny is people are bringing up (on X) how awful it was to let Ken Wilson go and I'm going, Ummmmm do you know why he was fired and who replaced him?

They do not.

Not to digress too much, but while Wilson was indeed pretty good in the beginning, by the end he was a parody of himself and all the oh baby’s felt forced like he had a quota he had to hit

Never felt that. If I remember right, he did not just use it for goals only and so I think maybe folks thought it was used too often. But I liked it and I thought it was a very good trademark call for him unlike so many other broadcaster duds out there.

I mean to this day 60 years later I can hear Harry now...." There's a drive......waaaaaay back......it might be outta here....it could be.......it is!! .... a home run!

Some of it is generational. If you learned hockey from Dan Kelly, Wilson was a clown. If you learned hockey from Ken Wilson, Wilson is the OG. I mean, I wasn't even a fan then, but to me the Monday Night Miracle is Ken Wilsons call. Wickenheiser SCORES!!!! DOUG WICKENHEISER!!!! I loved it when they brought out the 90's throwback jersey's they got him to do the commercial for them. I wish I could find it on YouTube, it felt like an old KPLR broadcast.

I appreciate that Wilson is your guy. I have no problem with that. But Kelly's plaudits are not generational. He is considered objectively one of the greatest of all-time, if not THE greatest by hockey historians and fans. Like Vin Scully in baseball or Buck, Red Barber, or Caray in his prime. Hewitt or Gallivan would be the other two competitors on that list. Ken Wilson, as good as he was, is nowhere on any greatest hockey broadcasters list.

Very well said, and 100% correct. Many Wilson fans seem to get (upset) when Kelly is mentioned as the best. It's certainly not a criticism of Wilson, it's simply stating a fact.

[seattleblue]

Little background. I've been here since the Blues game one, so I'm older, yes. I was also taught NHL Blues hockey by Dan Kelly. If you weren't around then, you just didn't happen to be one of us lucky ones. But obviously that is just my opinion. This part isn't. I don't mind if anyone feels differently than I do. It's all cool with me. I liked John Kelly. I liked Panger. I was OK with the broadcasting before this change. As a matter of fact, I'll be checking and listening everywhere logical to see if John Kelly will be broadcasting anywhere else. I won't miss one minute of Blues hockey in the process, I'll see and hear it all. If anyone or everyone here at the Asylum chooses differently, it won't upset me in the least. We are St. Louis Blues die-hard fans. We are all together in that. (Obviously I'm not talking about those idiots who troll and try to pretend to get in the way).
Thank you very much. LGB.

You are not alone. I became a hockey fan listening to Dan Kelly. Not only was he the best Blues announcer, he was the best announcer in The NHL during that era and is considered one of the best hockey announcers ever. I probably listened to his call of Berenson's 6 goals vs the Flyers over 100 times. I don't idolize celebrities. They have specific talents that people are willing to pay money to see or hear. Otherwise, they are just people I don't personally know. But when Dan Kelly died, I felt like I lost a friend.

Dan Kelly had a way of raising the inflection in his voice as the play on the ice got tense, and then raising it some more, and the listener could just feel that something big was going to happen. This was extremely important for radio which was the primary medium in the 60s/70s. He had tremendous enthusiasm for the broadcasts and the game of hockey. You could tell he loved it.

Dan Kelly was so good at this that I would rather be older but have experienced Dan Kelly than be younger and insisting it's not that important. Dan Kelly was the best I ever heard.