1999 NHL Draft
Peter Smrek in the 1999 NHL Draft
St. Louis Blues selected Peter Smrek 85th overall in the 1999 NHL Draft, with the 19th pick of round 3.
He was the sixth of the 12 Slovaks selected that year. It was the second of the 10 picks St. Louis Blues made in the draft. Of the 272 players selected in 1999, 112 have played in the NHL regular season. His 28 games put him 75th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 85
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 19
- Drafting team
- STLSt. Louis Blues
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 20 years
The picks around it
Picks 82–88 in the 1999 draft
- 82Mark ConcannonLSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 83Niclas HävelidD628 GP · 171 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 84Brad FastD1 GP · 1 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 85Peter SmrekD28 GP · 6 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 86Sebastien CaronG95 GP · 26 WPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 87Brian CollinsCNYINew York Islanders
- 88Jimmie ÖlvestadL111 GP · 17 PTBLTampa Bay Lightning
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1999 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Slovaks selected
- 10Branislav MezeiD240 GP · 24 PNYINew York Islanders
- 28Kristian KudrocD26 GP · 4 PNYINew York Islanders
- 35Milan BartovicR50 GP · 17 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 65Jan LasakG6 GP · 0 WNSHNashville Predators
- 69Rene VydarenyDVANVancouver Canucks
- 85Peter SmrekD28 GP · 6 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 93Branko RadivojevicR393 GP · 120 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 101Juraj KolnikR240 GP · 95 PNYINew York Islanders
- 122Kristian KovacRCOLColorado Avalanche
- 132Roman TvrdonC9 GP · 1 PWSHWashington Capitals
+ 2 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Peter Smrek made his NHL debut on February 10, 2001, 1 year and 229 days after the draft.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
St. Louis Blues picks in the 1999 draft
- 17Barret JackmanD876 GP · 186 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 85Peter SmrekD28 GP · 6 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 114Chad StarlingDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 143Trevor ByrneDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 180Tore VikingstadLSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 203Phil OsaerGNo NHL gamesSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 221Colin HemingwayL3 GP · 0 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 232Alexander KhavanovD348 GP · 102 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 260Brian McMeekinDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 270James DesmaraisCSTLSt. Louis Blues