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John Smrke

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John Smrke
Born (1956-02-25) February 25, 1956 (age 68)
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]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
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

References

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  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
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