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.

Peter Smrek
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Born (1979-02-16) 16 February 1979 (age 45)
Martin, Czechoslovakia
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

Playing career

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Amateur

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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]

Professional

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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.

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
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

International

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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

Awards and honours

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Award Year
USHL
Clark Cup (Des Moines Buccaneers) 1999
AHL
All-Star Game 2001 [3]

Transactions

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References

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  1. ^ "Peter Smrek player profile". eliteprospects.com. 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  2. ^ "Blues, Avalanche boxscore 2001-02-10". hockeyreference.com. 2015-04-05. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
  3. ^ "Canadian All-Stars 11, Planet USA All-Stars 10". American Hockey League. 2001-01-15. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
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