Put him in coach — John Fogerty is ready to play.

The Bay Area classic rock icon, who came to fame as the leader of Creedence Clearwater Revival in the ’60s, has been tabbed to perform at the NHL Stadium Series game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on Saturday.

And, yes, we’re indeed hoping that Fogerty changes the words to his baseball anthem “Centerfield” to “Center Ice” just for this occasion.

The 69-year-old Berkeley native, who penned such classic cuts as “Bad Moon Rising,” “Proud Mary” and “Fortunate Son,” performs during the first intermission of the outdoor game between the San Jose Sharks and Los Angeles Kings. A laser light show accompanies Fogerty’s performance.

Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge performs during the second intermission. The platinum-selling rocker is known for such hits as “Come to My Window”, “I’m the Only One” and “I Want to Come Over.” In 2007, she won an Oscar for best original song for

“I Need to Wake Up,” which was featured in Al Gore’s documentary “An Inconvenient Truth.”

Kris Allen, the 2009 “American Idol” champ, will sing the national anthem as well as his hit “Live Like We’re Dying” before the game.

Allen will be accompanied by the Symphony Silicon Valley, under the direction of Brian Allan Hobbs. The symphony also provides music during the player introductions.

The festivities also include a pre-game salute to the growth of the sport in California, featuring over 100 Bay Area youth hockey players. There will also be a salute to former Sharks players, including Jamie Baker, Murray Craven, Jeff Friesen, Igor Larionov, Owen Nolan, Mike Rathje, Mike Ricci, Marco Sturm and Scott Thornton.

Previous Stadium Series events have featured performances by such popular acts as KISS, Jordin Sparks, CeeLo Green, Michelle Williams and Plain White T’s.

Read Jim Harrington’s Concert Blog at http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/category/concerts. Follow him at http://twitter.com/jimthecritic.