Peter Smrek | |||
---|---|---|---|
Born | Martin, Czechoslovakia | 16 February 1979||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | St. Louis Blues New York Rangers Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg Mora IK Frankfurt Lions MHC Martin HC Plzeň Severstal Cherepovets | ||
National team | Slovakia | ||
NHL Draft | 85th overall, 1999 St. Louis Blues | ||
Playing career | 2000–2010 2013–2015 |
Peter Smrek (born 16 February 1979) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 28 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) between the St. Louis Blues and New York Rangers.
Smrek played for the Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League (USHL) during the 1998–99 season and helped them win the 1999 Clark Cup Championship. [1]
Smrek was drafted 85th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, and made his NHL debut on February 10, 2001 against the Colorado Avalanche. [2] but only managed to play 6 games with the Blues, spending most of his time with the Blues' American Hockey League affiliate the Worcester IceCats. He was later traded to the New York Rangers and played 22 further games in the NHL, but again spent most of his spell in the AHL, this time with the Hartford Wolf Pack. He was then traded to the Nashville Predators and then to the Ottawa Senators, but never played another NHL game. In total, Smrek played 28 NHL games, scoring two goals and four assists for 6 points and collected 18 penalty minutes.
In 2004, Smrek moved to Germany and signed for the Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams where he scored 13 goals and 14 assists for 27 points and was the Grizzly Adams' top scoring defenceman. However the Grizzly Adams were relegated from the DEL and as a result, Smrek was on the move again. Smrek signed on with Mora IK of Sweden's Elitserien where he only managed to score 6 goals and 13 assists for 19 points. After one season in Sweden, Smrek returned to Germany and signed for the Frankfurt Lions. He moved on 14 October 2008 from Frankfurt Lions to Czech Extraliga club HC Lasselsberger Plzeň and than on 30 May 2009 further to Severstal Cherepovets.
After a three year hiatus from professional hockey, Smrek returned to play two seasons with hometown club, MHC Martin of the Slovak Extraliga, from the 2013–14 season.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1997–98 | MHC Martin | Slovak.20 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL | 52 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 59 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | ||
1999–00 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 64 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
1999–00 | Peoria Rivermen | ECHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 50 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | New York Rangers | NHL | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
2001–02 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 50 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | New York Rangers | NHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 68 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 70 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2003–04 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 80 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 91 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
2004–05 | Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg | DEL | 51 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Mora IK | SEL | 45 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 102 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||
2006–07 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 26 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 140 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2007–08 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 53 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 84 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
2008–09 | MHC Martin | Slovak | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | HC Plzeň | ELH | 43 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 80 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 22 | ||
2009–10 | Severstal Cherepovets | KHL | 29 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | MHC Martin | Slovak | 27 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | MHC Martin | Slovak | 35 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
NHL totals | 28 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
Medal record | ||
---|---|---|
Representing Slovakia | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Championships | ||
2002 Sweden | ||
World Junior Championships | ||
1999 Canada |
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1997 | Slovakia | EJC18 | 6th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
1999 | Slovakia | WJC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
2002 | Slovakia | OG | 13th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2002 | Slovakia | WC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
2009 | Slovakia | WC | 10th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
Junior totals | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | ||||
Senior totals | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
Award | Year | |
---|---|---|
USHL | ||
Clark Cup (Des Moines Buccaneers) | 1999 | |
AHL | ||
All-Star Game | 2001 | [3] |
Jason William Arnott is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.
Martin Erat is a Czech former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League for the Nashville Predators, Washington Capitals and the Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes.
Marek Svatoš was a Slovak professional ice hockey winger. He last played during the 2013–14 season in the Slovak Extraliga with Košice, the same club with which he began his career in 1999. Svatoš played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for several seasons, mostly with the Colorado Avalanche; his last stint in the NHL was in the 2010–11 season, during which he played with the Nashville Predators and Ottawa Senators after beginning the season in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) with Avangard Omsk.
Clifford John Ronning is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the seventh round of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft, 134th overall. During a National Hockey League (NHL) career that spanned 18 years, Ronning played for the Blues, Vancouver Canucks, Phoenix Coyotes, Nashville Predators, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Wild and New York Islanders.
Daniel Hamhuis is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in 2001 by the Nashville Predators.
Derek Leonard Roy is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Buffalo Sabres, Dallas Stars, Vancouver Canucks, St. Louis Blues, Nashville Predators and the Edmonton Oilers. He was originally drafted in the second round, 32nd overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
Aaron Michael Miller is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. Over the course of his 14-year career in the National Hockey League (NHL), Miller played for the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche, the Los Angeles Kings and the Vancouver Canucks. In 2002, he was selected as a member of United States hockey team at the 2002 Winter Olympics, where he won a silver medal. Prior to making his professional debut, Miller earned a degree in business from the University of Vermont.
Jan Hlaváč is a Czech professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for HC Stadion Vrchlabí in CZE.3.
James Neal is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Dallas Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins, Nashville Predators, Vegas Golden Knights, Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers and St. Louis Blues.
Alexei Vasilievich Gusarov is a Russian former ice hockey defenceman. He played for the Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche, New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues.
Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger.
Ian Douglas Cole is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). Cole won the Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016 and 2017.
Wesley Cody McLeod is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger currently serving as a player development coach for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League. As an undrafted player, McLeod previously played in the National Hockey League for the Colorado Avalanche, Nashville Predators, and New York Rangers. McLeod was best known for his role as a tough, physical forward.
Michael Del Zotto is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the San Diego Gulls of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the first round, 20th overall, by the New York Rangers at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. He has previously played in the NHL for the Rangers, Nashville Predators, Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver Canucks, Anaheim Ducks, St. Louis Blues, Columbus Blue Jackets, and the Ottawa Senators. Del Zotto won the Stanley Cup with the Blues in 2019.
Tyson Barrie is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the Colorado Avalanche, Toronto Maple Leafs and the Edmonton Oilers. He was drafted by the Avalanche in the third round, 64th overall, of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
Roman Horák is a Czech ice hockey player currently playing for HC Sparta Praha of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). He previously played nine games in the Czech Extraliga with HC České Budějovice before coming to North America to play two WHL seasons with the Chilliwack Bruins. He was selected by the New York Rangers in the fifth round, 127th overall, of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, and joined the Calgary Flames organization via trade in 2011. In 2014, he was traded by the Flames for a brief stint with the Edmonton Oilers.
Tomáš Slovák is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently a free agent.
Victor Bartley is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing with the Utah Grizzlies in the ECHL. Bartley has previously played for the Nashville Predators, Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League (NHL) and Swedish team Örebro HK, before moving to the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) to appear with Kunlun Red Star.
Bradley Sean Hunt is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Colorado Eagles in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played in the NHL with the Edmonton Oilers, St. Louis Blues, Nashville Predators, Vegas Golden Knights, Minnesota Wild, and Vancouver Canucks. Hunt beginning his professional career in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Chicago Wolves, where he was an All-Star in the 2012–13 season. He is considered undersized for a defenseman, but has a hard slapshot.
Calle Rosén is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL).