In addition to his 21 seasons broadcasting the Blues, Kelly broadcast NHL games on national television in the United States and Canada for many years. in 1985 and was the lead play-by-play announcer of the
1987 Canada Cup and at the
1988 Winter Olympics in
Calgary, both for
CTV.
Memorable calls He was noted for his ability to project above the roaring crowds at the NHL arenas. He acknowledged that his booming call,
"HE SHOOTS, HE SCORES!" was patterned after that of the famous long-time NHL announcer
Foster Hewitt. Kelly called two of the most famous goals in hockey history. One was
Bobby Orr's Cup-winning overtime goal in 1970: The other was
Mario Lemieux's goal with 1:26 remaining in the decisive game 3 of
1987 Canada Cup: He also called another Stanley Cup-winning goal for CBS as
Bob Nystrom won the Cup for the
Islanders in 1980: He also called a Stanley Cup semifinal in 1971 at
Chicago Stadium (nicknamed "The Madhouse on Madison"). When the Black Hawks'
Bobby Hull scored an empty-netter to clinch the series, he yelled,'' "I can feel our broadcast booth shaking! That's the kind of place Chicago Stadium is right now!"'' == Other sports broadcasting ==