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| 1976 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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John Smrke
Selected in second round
No.
25 overall by St. Louis Blues
Born February 25, 1956
 | Position: Left Wing
Height:
5-11 Weight: 205
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Toronto (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Chicoutimi, Quebec (Canada)
Hometown:
Chicoutimi, Quebec |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1973-74 |
Toronto | OMJHL |
70 | 23 |
28 | 51 |
18 | | 1974-75 |
Toronto | OMJHL |
61 | 43 |
54 | 97 |
39 | | 1975-76 |
Toronto | OMJHL |
64 | 39 |
46 | 85 |
32 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup: 1975 (Toronto)
Memorial Cup Parsons Trophy (Sportsmanship): 1975 (Toronto)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
OMJHL's No. 19 prospect for the 1976 NHL draft. ... Spent much of his
childhood in Rochester, N.Y., while his father was playing in AHL. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 12, 1977 (St. Louis at
Pittsburgh)
Numbers: 27 (St. Louis); 18 (Quebec)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1986 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1977-1980 |
St. Louis, Quebec | 103 |
11 | 17 | 28 |
33 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1979-80: Played on first Quebec Nordiques NHL team. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Kansas City, Salt Lake (CHL);
Syracuse, Binghamton (AHL); Houston (CHL); Cincinnati (CHL); Ljubljana
(Yugoslavia); Selva, Auronzo
(Italy); Campbellton (N.B. Senior)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Adams Cup: 1977 (Kansas City)
WHA Draft Pick: 1976 (by San Diego,
No. 41 overall in Round 4)
1976-77: Played on CHL regular-season
champion (Kansas City).
1978-79: Played on CHL regular-season
champion (Salt Lake).
Miscellaneous: Was on Houston (CHL)
team that folded on Jan. 8, 1981. ... Returned to Cincinnati after retirement
and became involved in local minor hockey association.
Personal: Son of former NHL player
Stan Smrke. ... Nephew of former minor-leaguer Lou Smrke. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| EXPANSION: St. Louis left Smrke unprotected
for the 1979 NHL Expansion Draft, and he was claimed by Quebec on June 13,
1979. |
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SNAPSHOT '76 | | Total Selected: |
135 | | Forwards: |
83 | | Defense: |
39 | | Goaltenders: |
13 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
26 |
| Canadian: |
103 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
23 | | U.S.-Born: |
23 |
| European: |
8 |
| Reached NHL: |
73 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
12 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
2 |
| Olympians: |
6 |
| Picks Traded: |
15 |
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