The 2002 / 2003 Trail Smoke Eaters
 

Back Row L-R : Justin Coutu, Etienne Gagnon, Travis Gawryletz, Mathieu Saindon, Lucas Burnett, Mike Dennis, Matt Sumney, Troy Newton, David Eccles.
Middle Row : Jesse Newman, Joe Hughes, Mick Lawrence, James Ardelan, Nathan Clarke, Julien Lavoie, Kevin Whieldon, Trevor Mortson, Cory Cameron (Trainer).
Front Row : Kevin Hachey, Mike Mondin (Asst. Coach), Kyle Jones, Aldo Iaquinta (Head Coach and GM), Chase Decker, Aaron Wilbur (Asst. Coach), Francois Laverdiere.

Player Roster

No. POS PLAYER YOB GP G   A   TP PIM
19 WG Mick Lawrence 83 56 39 56 95 173
91 For Kyle Jones 84 50 40 44 84 26
21 LW James Ardelan 83 60 23 53 76 53
10 LW Chase Decker 82 56 27 40 67 144
22 For Troy Newton 83 59 28 31 59 60
12 For Lucas Burnett 82 57 24 28 52 45
72 Def Trevor Mortson 82 61 13 33 46 102
24 Ctr Jesse Newman 84 58 14 30 44 53
7 Def Julien Lavoie 84 56 8 32 40 74
14 For David Eccles 84 55 13 20 33 130
6 Def Travis Gawryletz 85 56 4 28 32 42
9 For Mike Dennis 84 57 14 14 28 55
17 For Joe Hughes 84 56 8 20 28 128
8 Def Kevin Whieldon 82 48 4 17 21 98
18 Ctr Mathieu Saindon 84 59 9 12 21 22
23 Def Justin Coutu 84 21 4 14 18 18
4 Def Nathan Clarke 82 37 1 6 7 69
20 RW Matt Sumney 84 31 3 2 5 50
5 Def Etienne Gagnon 84 19 1 2 3 25

No. PLAYER YOB GP MIN GA SO AVE S%
1 Francois Laverdiere 84 12 575 34 0 3.55 90.6%
33 Kevin Hachey 84 47 2578 182 1 4.24 89.3%

The 2002 / 2003 Trail Smoke Eaters Schedule

Date Home Games W/L Score ~ Date Road Games W/L Score
Sep 06 Penticton W 6-1 Sep 07 Salmon Arm L 3-1
Sep 13 Chilliwack W 4-3 Sep 20 Pr. George W 5-4
Sep 14 Merritt T 2-2 Sep 21 Quesnel W 5-3
Sep 27 Cowichan L 4-2 Sep 22 Williams Lake L 9-4
Sep 29 Pr. George W 5-2 Oct 1 Vernon L 7-3
Oct 05 Vernon W 4-2 Oct 12 Vernon L 8-6
Oct 06 Coquitlam W 5-1 Oct 16 Penticton L 7-6
Oct 11 Alberni W 7-5 Oct 26 Merritt L 5-3
Oct 19 Quesnel W 5-3 Oct 27 Salmon Arm L 7-2
Oct 20 Quesnel W 11-1 Nov 01 Pr. George W 6-5
Oct 25 Salmon Arm W 6-4 Nov 02 Williams Lake OTW 4-3
Nov 08 Williams Lake W 10-4 Nov 03 Quesnel OTL 5-4
Nov 09 Williams Lake W 7-2 Nov 15 Powell River L 4-3
Nov 23 Salmon Arm T 4-4 Nov 16 Cowichan W 7-5
Nov 24 Salmon Arm L 8-7 Nov 17 Alberni L 6-4
Dec 06 Penticton W 5-4 Nov 29 Merritt W 6-0
Dec 13 Surrey L 4-1 Nov 30 Chilliwack T 6-6
Dec 17 Vernon L 6-1 Dec 07 Penticton L 7-1
Dec 28 Merritt W 5-2 Jan 03 Vernon L 4-3
Dec 29 Merritt L 5-2 Jan 10 Coquitlam L 7-4
Jan 04 Vernon L 4-2 Jan 11 Surrey L 4-1
Jan 18 Langley L 4-1 Jan 23 Langley OTL 4-3
Jan 19 Williams Lake W 10-2 Jan 24 Nanaimo W 3-1
Jan 31 Penticton W 4-3 Jan 25 Victoria W 8-4
Feb 02 Powell River L 4-2 Jan 29 Salmon Arm W 8-5
Feb 07 Nanaimo W 9-2 Feb 05 Penticton L 11-2
Feb 08 Victoria L 4-2 Feb 13 Quesnel W 5-3
Feb 21 Pr. George W 9-5 Feb 14 Pr. George W 5-2
Feb 22 Pr. George W 6-4 Feb 15 Williams Lake W 4-3
Mar 01 Quesnel OTW 3-2 Mar 02 Merritt L 12-6

Trail Smoke Eaters vs Merritt Centennials

1st Round - Best of Seven - Smokies win series 4 - 1

Date Location Time W/L Score
Fri. Mar. 7 @ Trail 7:30 pm W 5-1
Sat. Mar. 8 @ Trail 8:00 pm OTW 4-3
Mon. Mar. 10 @ Merritt 7:00 pm L 6-4
Tue. Mar. 11 @ Merritt 7:00 pm OTW 5-4
Thu. Mar. 13 @ Trail 7:00 pm W 6-1
Fri. Mar. 14 * @ Merritt 7:30 pm    
Sun. Mar. 15 * @ Trail 3:00 pm    

( *   not neccessary )

Trail Smoke Eaters vs Salmon Arm Silverbacks

2nd Round - Best of 5 - Smokies win series 3 - 2

Date Location Time W/L Score
Tues. Mar. 18 @ Salmon Arm 7:30 pm OTL 3-2
Wed. Mar. 19 @ Salmon Arm 7:30 pm W 5-3
Fri. Mar. 21 @ Trail 8:00 pm W 7-1
Sat. Mar. 22 @ Trail 8:00 pm L 7-6
Sun. Mar. 23 @ Salmon Arm 7:30 pm OTW 7-6

Trail Smoke Eaters vs Vernon Vipers

Division Final - Best of Seven - Vernon wins series 4 - 0

Date Location Time W/L Score
Tue. Mar. 25 @ Vernon 7:00 pm L 4-0
Wed. Mar. 26 @ Vernon 7:00 pm L 2-1
Fri. Mar. 28 @ Trail 8:00 pm L 2-0
Sat. Mar. 29 @ Trail 8:00 pm L 4-2
Mon. Mar. 31 * @ Vernon 7:00 pm    
Tue. Apr. 1 * @Trail 7:00 pm    
Thu. Apr. 3 * @ Vernon 7:00 pm    

( *   not neccessary )

The 2002 / 2003 BCHL League Standings

Interior Conference

TEAM G W L T F A P
Vernon 60 47 12 1 273 150 95
Salmon Arm 60 38 19 3 281 235 79
Trail 60 31 24 5 275 255 67
Merritt 60 28 26 6 242 228 62
Quesnel 60 23 30 6 232 270 53
Penticton 60 20 32 8 222 268 48
Prince George 60 19 38 3 242 327 41
Williams Lake 60 14 42 4 191 300 32

Coastal Conference

Mainland Division

TEAM G W L T F A P
Chilliwack 60 36 17 7 251 192 79
Langley 60 34 22 4 225 231 72
South Surrey 60 29 24 7 211 209 65
Coquitlam 60 24 29 7 228 270 55

Island Division

TEAM G W L T F A P
Nanaimo 60 41 16 3 267 196 85
Powell River 60 33 21 6 239 209 72
Cowichan Valley 60 30 21 9 234 207 69
Alberni Valley 60 27 31 2 242 261 56
Victoria 60 23 31 6 234 281 52

Interior Conference Champions - Vernon Vipers

Coastal Conference Champions - Chilliwack Chiefs

Fred Page Cup - Vernon Vipers

Doyle Cup - Camrose Kodiaks

Royal Bank Cup - Humboldt Broncos