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1976 NHL Draft

John Smrke in the 1976 NHL Draft

St. Louis Blues selected John Smrke 25th overall in the 1976 NHL Draft, with the 7th pick of round 2.

It was the third of the 16 picks St. Louis Blues made in the draft. Of the 135 players selected in 1976, 73 have played in the NHL regular season. His 103 games put him 45th in the class.

Overall pick
25
Round and pick
Round 2, pick 7
Drafting team
STLSt. Louis Blues
Date
Age at the draft
20 years

The picks around it

Picks 22–28 in the 1976 draft

  1. 22Reed LarsonD904 GP · 685 PDET
  2. 23Vern StenlundC4 GP · 0 PCGS
  3. 24Dave FarrishD430 GP · 127 PNYR
  4. 25John SmrkeL103 GP · 28 PSTL
  5. 26Bob MannoD371 GP · 173 PVAN
  6. 27Jeffrey McDillR1 GP · 0 PCHI
  7. 28Bobby SimpsonL175 GP · 64 PAFM

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1976 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1976 class

25th
of 135 players selected
19th
of 83 forwards selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First off the board

  1. 1Rick GreenD845 GP · 263 PWSH
  2. 2Blair ChapmanR402 GP · 231 PPIT
  3. 3Glen SharpleyC389 GP · 278 PMNS
  4. 4Fred WilliamsR44 GP · 7 PDET
  5. 5Björn JohanssonD15 GP · 2 PCGS
  6. 6Don MurdochR320 GP · 238 PNYR
  7. 7Bernie FederkoC1000 GP · 1130 PSTL
  8. 8Dave ShandD421 GP · 103 PAFM
  9. 9Real CloutierR318 GP · 344 PCHI
  10. 10Harold PhillipoffL141 GP · 83 PAFM

+ 125 more

The 1976 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

John Smrke made his NHL debut on October 12, 1977, 1 year and 133 days after the draft.

103
Games
11
Goals
17
Assists
28
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

St. Louis Blues picks in the 1976 draft

  1. 7Bernie FederkoC1000 GP · 1130 PSTL
  2. 20Brian SutterL779 GP · 636 PSTL
  3. 25John SmrkeL103 GP · 28 PSTL
  4. 43Jim KirkpatrickDSTL
  5. 56Mike LiutG663 GP · 293 WSTL
  6. 61Paul SkidmoreG2 GP · 1 WSTL
  7. 97Nels GoddardDSTL
  8. 113Mike EavesC324 GP · 226 PSTL
  9. 121Jacques SoguelCSTL
  10. 124David DornseifDSTL
  11. 126Bradley WilsonCSTL
  12. 128Dan HoeneFSTL
  13. 130Goran LindblomDSTL
  14. 132Jim BalesGSTL
  15. 134Anders HåkanssonL330 GP · 98 PSTL
  16. 135Juhani WalleniusFSTL