John Smrke

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.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs 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 — — — — —