John Smrke

John Smrke (born February 25, 1956 in Chicoutimi, Quebec) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 103 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the St. Louis Blues and Quebec Nordiques. 
His father was former NHLer Stan Smrke. He spent many years living in Rochester, New York while his father played for the Rochester Americans.
John played for the junior Toronto Marlboros and won the Memorial Cup in 1975. He was drafted 25th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft.
He turned pro in 1976 and spilt several seasons between the Blues and the minor pros. He was then drafted by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1979 NHL Expansion Draft, After failing to make the Nordiques and spending some more time in the minors, Smrke left for Europe in 1982, He spent three years in Italy and then played one year for the senior Campbellton Tigers.
Smrke retired in 1986. He played in a total of 103 NHL games, scoring 11 goals and 17 assists.
==Awards==
*1975 George Parsons Trophy (most sportsmanlike - Memorial Cup tournament)
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1973–74 	Toronto Marlboros 	OHA-Jr. 		70 	23 	28 	51 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1974–75 	Toronto Marlboros 	OMJHL 		61 	43 	54 	97 	39 		23 	13 	9 	22 	16
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 	Italy2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	— 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1983–84 	HC Selva 	Italy2 		20 	38 	55 	93 	10 		4 	10 	6 	16 	0
1984–85 	HC Auronzo 	Italy 		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
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		103 	11 	17 	28 	33 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
CHL totals	CHL totals 	CHL totals		219 	68 	89 	157 	49 		15 	6 	2 	8 	29
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
== References ==
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*Hockey Draft Central
Category:Born in 1956
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:St. Louis Blues players
Category:Quebec Nordiques players
Category:Toronto Marlboros alumni
Category:Kansas City Blues players
Category:Salt Lake Golden Eagles players
Category:Syracuse Firebirds players
Category:Binghamton Whalers players
Category:Houston Apollos players
Category:Cincinnati Tigers players
Category:HDD Olimpija Ljubljana players
Category:HC Auronzo players
Category:Retired in 1986
Category:Born in 1956
Category:Memorial Cup winners