| John Smrke | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | February 25, 1956 Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Played for | St. Louis Blues Quebec Nordiques HC Auronzo | ||
| NHL Draft | 25th overall, 1976 St. Louis Blues | ||
| WHA Draft | 41st overall, 1976 San Diego Mariners | ||
| Playing career | 1976–1985 | ||
John Smrke (born February 25, 1956) is a Canadian-born American former professional ice hockey player who played 103 games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues and Quebec Nordiques between 1977 and 1980.
Smrke was born in Chicoutimi, Quebec and raised in Rochester, New York. His father was former NHLer Stan Smrke. He lived in Toronto while his father played in Rochester, and would occasionally visit during the season. As a youth, Smrke played in the 1969 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Scarboro Lions minor ice hockey team. [1]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1973–74 | Toronto Marlboros | OHA | 70 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Toronto Marlboros | OMJHL | 61 | 43 | 54 | 97 | 39 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 16 | ||
| 1974–75 | Toronto Marlboros | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1975–76 | Toronto Marlboros | OMJHL | 64 | 39 | 46 | 85 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 9 | ||
| 1976–77 | Kansas City Blades | CHL | 70 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1977–78 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 60 | 25 | 45 | 70 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1978–79 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 55 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 11 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 30 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Syracuse Firebirds | AHL | 18 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1980–81 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Houston Apollos | CHL | 33 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Cincinnati Tigers | CHL | 45 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||
| 1982–83 | HC Selva | ITA-2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | HC Selva | ITA-2 | 20 | 38 | 55 | 93 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 1984–85 | HC Auronzo | ITA | 25 | 29 | 22 | 51 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1985–86 | Campbellton Tigers | RHL | 40 | 37 | 57 | 94 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | ||
| CHL totals | 219 | 68 | 89 | 157 | 49 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 29 | ||||
| NHL totals | 103 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
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