DAN KELLY 2.0

THE VOICE OF THE BLUES DAN KELLY

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[m1sterhockey]

Dan Kelly was so good you always knew where the puck was on the ice by the tone of his voice. The more excited his voice was you knew the Blues were in the offensive zone or have a great goal scoring opportunity.

The hockey announcers of the 70's and 80's were the greatest!!!

[m1sterhockey]

I was fortunate living in the Twin Cities in the 70's and being a young boy listening to Dan Kelly in St. Louis, Pat Foley in Chicago, Bruce Martin in Detroit, and of course our great announcer who was very similar to Dan Kelly in the way he announced games in Al "Goal Mouth" Shaver. I couldn't get the Maple Leafs too well but I could get them sometimes on radio 900 out of Hamilton I believe but didn't listen to them much.

[MaddenManification]

this is the Blues of my childhood...What a team. The Red Baron, Jimmy Roberts, Terry Crisp, Jacques Plante, Glen Hall, The Plager Brothers, Al Arbor...I truly cried when they lost to Montreal.

[TheTTBT]

@m1sterhockey Peter Maher and Jenneret are still amazing. Chris Cuthbert is awesome. Dan Kelly's call in 87 for Lemieux is mind blowing. That little stutter in his speech is very honest and all the more magical. I think you're right though, back then it was a ripe buffet of good calls.

[MrRussd14]

@jfruman17 Gus was a terrific broadcaster and made listening to the Blues fun and entertaining.

[MrRussd14]

This is a very nice tribute to Dan Kelly, and highlights Gus Kyle's "barn-burners"; and as reported, him spilling a drink on Dan when he got excited. Hearing the highlights brings a thrill down my spine! I recorded games, just like the other commenter did.

Son, John, does a fine job with the Blues now (2011), and with Panger (Darren Pang), has a Gus Kyle type fun guy with Kyleisms on Fox Sports. I must make one correction and am 99% sure.Dan's older brother, Hal announces Hall's assist.

[hallauthor]

Listening to this brought a real tear to my eye. The best moments of my youth were spent curled up in the front room of my house in Chi listening to KMOX and the legendary combo of Kelly and Kyle describing the Blues and my hero, Glenn Hall, the game's best goalie ever. How about those days when the Blues' crowd would sing after every goal and greet the team with a standing o whenever they came out onto the ice. Those were the days...

[m1sterhockey]

Sid Abel was the color man for the Wings in the 70's followed by Paul Woods in the 80's, Dale Tallon was the Hawks in the 80's, and of course the Great Gus Kyle was the Blues. Steve Cannon was Al's in the 70's and Ted Robinson was in the early 80's when the Stars went to the cup.

[jfruman17]

This is really amazing. I am Gus Kyle's family and he loved and lived hockey. I did not know him very well. My Dad was Bill Kyle who passed away when we were young. Hockey is in our blood. Thanks Joanne

[Jiltedin2007]

Dan Kelly was the best! And this is someone from Los Angeles saying this!

RIP: Dan Kelly.  You will never be forgotten!