The Trail Smoke Eaters are looking to avenge Wednesday’s 7-4 loss in Cranbrook. They host the Bucks tonight, hoping the New Year’s Eve setback was an anomaly. The Smokies had only given up a total of eight goals over the previous five contests heading into the first game following the Christmas break. They had also […]

The Trail Smoke Eaters close out the pre-Christmas portion of their 2025-26 schedule at home tonight against the Okotoks Oilers. It’s the third game of the season series that started November 7 in Okotoks with the Oilers riding Brett Wilson’s hat trick to an 8-3 win and the Smokies rebounding with a 7-1 victory at […]

The Smokies rode a pair of late period surges to a 5-2 win over Brooks, much to the delight of the Cominco Arena crowd of 1,724. The highlight of a tightly played first period was Trail goalie Lyam Leblanc’s gargantuan glove save off Dimitris Dilevka. The 20-year-old puck stopper turned in a superlative 30 save […]

The Smokies host the Brooks Bandits tonight with a score to settle. The last time the defending BCHL Champions were in Trail on November 21, the visitors skated off with a 4-2 victory following a fast, emotional and physical 60 minutes of action. The Bandits opened the scoring with a shorthanded goal on a penalty […]

The BCHL has announced the rosters for the 2026 College Prospects Game as part of the league’s All-Star Weekend on Friday, January 16 at Thompson Family Arena in Spruce Grove, Alberta. The format for this year’s College Prospects Game is to showcase the top players in the BCHL who do not currently have an NCAA […]

Trail, British Columbia (December 10, 2025) — The Trail Smoke Eaters are proud to announce the promotion of Bryan Kromm to Assistant General Manager, Associate Coach and Director of Player & Skill Development. Kromm has been a vital part of the Trail Smoke Eaters organization, previously serving as Assistant Coach and Director of Player Development. […]