The 2003 / 2004 Trail Smoke Eaters
 


Front Row: (L to R) Kevin Opsahl, Travis Gawryletz, Brad Toews, Kevin Hachey, Brandon Gawryletz, Joey Hughes, Ryan McConnachie.
Middle Row: Sarah Wilson (Trainer), Troy Newton, Justin St. Louis, Jon Hanley, Mike Mondin (Asst. Coach), Garry VanHereweghe (Head Coach / GM), Barry Zanier (Asst. Coach) Ryan Hanley, Josh Bishop, Brandon Cox, Elly Symons (Trainer).
Back Row: Kyle Jones, David Eccles, Michael Holmes, JJ Vanderstam, Jesse Newman, Sacha Beauchemin. Missing: Gary Sylvester, Mark Walter.

Player Roster

No. POS PLAYER YOB GP G   A   TP PIM
91 Ctr Kyle Jones 84 57 54 34 88 35
22 WG Troy Newton 83 58 27 48 75 183
9 Ctr Justin St. Louis 85 60 29 29 58 24
10 WG Jesse Newman 84 56 19 39 58 75
25 WG Ryan Hanley 83 58 15 42 57 225
19 Ctr Mike Holmes 85 54 9 26 35 57
4 Def Brandon Gawryletz 83 58 6 27 33 122
20 RW Brad Toews 83 58 10 21 31 157
44 Def Travis Gawryletz 85 51 9 21 30 51
7 RW Joey Hughes 84 50 16 13 29 172
14 Ctr David Eccles 84 45 5 22 27 206
2 Def Sacha Beauchemin 84 43 9 16 25 42
17 RW Gary Sylvester 86 40 6 10 16 224
24 Def JJ Vanderstam 83 37 3 11 14 45
21 WG Jon Hanley 85 39 5 6 11 299
11 WG Mark Walter 85 30 6 4 10 123
8 Def Derek Lewis 86 35 3 6 9 25
6 Def Josh Bishop 85 59 0 9 9 32
12 Def Brandon Cox 84 48 2 5 7 228

No. PLAYER YOB GP MIN GA W L AVE S%
33 Kevin Hachey 84 31 1678 92 12 14 3.29 90.4%
1 Kevin Opsahl 86 11 580 41 6 5 4.24 87.6%
35 Ryan McConnachie 86 14 759 50 5 6 3.95 88.9%

The 2003 / 2004 Trail Smoke Eaters Schedule

Date / Time Home Games W/L Score ~ Date / Time Road Games W/L Score
Sep 06-8pm Penticton L 5-3 Sep 05-7pm Penticton W 4-2
Sep 20-8pm Victoria OTL 4-3 Sep 12-730 Pr. George L 4-1
Sep 26-730 Alberni W 10-4 Sep 13-7pm Quesnel W 6-2
Sep 27-8pm Pr. George W 5-4 Sep 14-6pm Williams Lake OTL 4-3
Oct 03-730 Surrey OTL 4-3 Oct 04-730 Merritt L 6-2
Oct 07-7pm Vernon OTL 3-2 Oct 10-730 Langley L 4-3
Oct 17-730 Quesnel W 6-2 Oct 11-7pm Chilliwack L 6-3
Oct 18-8pm Williams Lake L 5-4 Oct 12-5pm Surrey L 7-4
Oct 24-7pm Cowichan L 2-1 Nov 01-7pm Vernon L 4-1
Oct 26-3pm Salmon Arm W 8-5 Nov 02-3pm Penticton L 2-1
Nov 04-7pm Penticton W 5-3 Nov 15-730 Merritt OTL 6-5
Nov 07-730 Williams Lake W 5-1 Nov 16-2pm Vernon OTL 6-5
Nov 08-8pm Williams Lake W 5-3 Nov 18-7pm Salmon Arm L 6-2
Nov 21-730 Pr. George OTW 5-4 Nov 28-730 Williams Lake L 5-3
Nov 23-3pm Quesnel W 8-4 Nov 29-7pm Quesnel W 4-3
Dec 12-730 Powell River W 5-1 Nov 30-6pm Pr. George W 7-2
Dec 14-3pm Chilliwack W 8-0 Dec 05-730 Powell River L 5-4
Dec 16-7pm Vernon W 5-1 Dec 06-7pm Alberni OTW 5-4
Dec 27-8pm Merritt W 5-3 Dec 07-3pm Nanaimo L 7-2
Dec 28-3pm Merritt W 8-4 Dec 19-730 Merritt L 6-2
Jan 02-730 Vernon OTL 4-3 Jan 09-730 Coquitlam L 6-3
Jan 04-3pm Merritt W 11-5 Jan 10-730 Cowichan L 7-1
Jan 16-730 Pr. George W 5-4 Jan 11-5pm Victoria W 6-2
Jan 17-8pm Langley W 7-4 Jan 23-7pm Salmon Arm L 4-2
Jan 24-8pm Salmon Arm L 3-2 Feb 11-7pm Vernon L 4-1
Jan 31-8pm Quesnel W 9-4 Feb 21-7pm Salmon Arm L 5-2
Feb 06-730 Nanaimo L 3-0 Feb 24-7pm Penticton L 3-0
Feb 08-3pm Penticton OTW 4-3 Feb 27-730 Williams Lake OTL 5-4
Feb 13-730 Coquitlam L 3-1 Feb 28-730 Pr. George W 4-3
Feb 20-730 Salmon Arm L 6-3 Feb 29-6pm Quesnel L 6-3

Trail Smoke Eaters vs Vernon Vipers

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

Date Location Time W/L Score
Fri. Mar. 5 @ Vernon 7:00 pm L 5-2
Sat. Mar. 6 @ Vernon 7:00 pm W 4-1
Mon. Mar. 8 @ Trail 7:00 pm W 5-3
Tue. Mar. 9 @ Trail 7:00 pm W 3-2
Thu. Mar. 11 @ Vernon 7:00 pm OTW 3-2
Fri. Mar. 12 * @Trail 7:30 pm - -
Sun. Mar. 14 * @ Vernon 7:00 pm - -

( *   not neccessary )

Trail Smoke Eaters vs Williams Lake Timberwolves

2nd Round - Best of Five - Timberwolves Win Series 3 - 2

Date Location Time W/L Score
Tues. Mar. 16 @ Williams Lake 7:30 pm L 4-1
Wed. Mar. 17 @ Williams Lake 7:30 pm L 5-2
Fri. Mar. 19 @ Trail 7:30 pm W 7-1
Sat. Mar. 20 @ Trail 7:30 pm W 6-3
Sun. Mar. 21 @ Williams Lake 7:30 pm L 3-2

2003 / 2004 BCHL Standings
Final Standings

Interior Division
TEAM GP W   L   T   OTL D   PTS GF AVG GA AVG PCT
SALMON ARM
SILVERBACKS
60 42 17 1 0 0 85 300 5.00 219 3.65 0.708
VERNON
VIPERS
60 37 15 1 7 0 82 233 3.88 182 3.03 0.683
WILLIAMS LAKE
TIMBERWOLVES
60 31 24 1 4 0 67 244 4.07 243 4.05 0.558
MERRITT
CENTENNIALS
60 29 27 0 4 0 62 221 3.68 249 4.15 0.517
TRAIL
SMOKE EATERS
60 26 26 0 8 0 60 242 4.03 237 3.95 0.500
PRINCE GEORGE
SPRUCE KINGS
60 24 26 3 7 0 58 234 3.90 252 4.20 0.483
PENTICTON
PANTHERS
60 22 28 1 9 0 54 178 2.97 237 3.95 0.450
QUESNEL
MILLIONAIRES
60 10 45 1 4 0 25 143 2.38 287 4.78 0.208

Island Division
TEAM GP W   L   T   OTL D   PTS GF AVG GA AVG PCT
COWICHAN VALLEY
CAPITALS
60 38 13 4 5 0 85 242 4.03 183 3.05 0.708
NANAIMO
CLIPPERS
60 37 15 2 6 0 82 256 4.27 161 2.68 0.683
POWELL RIVER
KINGS
60 26 25 2 7 0 61 199 3.32 234 3.90 0.508
ALBERNI VALLEY
BULLDOGS
60 27 29 0 4 0 58 215 3.58 246 4.10 0.483
VICTORIA
SALSA
60 25 29 3 3 0 56 217 3.62 235 3.92 0.467

Mainland Division
TEAM GP W   L   T   OTL D   PTS GF AVG GA AVG PCT
SURREY
EAGLES
60 38 16 1 5 0 82 276 4.60 212 3.53 0.683
CHILLIWACK
CHIEFS
60 36 20 0 4 0 76 259 4.32 243 4.05 0.633
COQUITLAM
EXPRESS
60 32 26 1 1 0 66 254 4.23 212 3.53 0.550
LANGLEY
HORNETS
60 19 36 1 4 0 43 205 3.42 286 4.77 0.358

Interior Conference Champions - Salmon Arm SilverBacks

Coastal Conference Champions - Nanaimo Clippers

Fred Page Cup - Nanaimo Clippers

Doyle Cup - Nanaimo Clippers

Royal Bank Cup - Aurora Tigers