The Smokies and Bucks take their BCHL playoff acts tonight to Cranbrook. The first round series is tied at a game each after two hard fought weekend battles at Cominco Arena. The Bucks came back from a 2-0 third period deficit to win Friday’s opener 3-2 in overtime, and the Smokies responded with a three […]

The BCHL’s Kootenay clash is heading to Cranbrook tied at a game each. The Smoke Eaters scored three of their five unanswered goals in the third period to beat the Bucks 5-1, splitting the first two games of this first round playoff series. But it was the visitors who jumped into the early lead. Trail […]

The predictions of a hard-nosed, highly competitive, grind-it-out playoff series between the Smokies and Bucks were bang on in game one at Cominco Arena. For the second time this season, Cranbrook battled back from a two-goal, third period deficit to win in Trail. Patrick Murphy’s deflection of a pass into the crease during a goal-mouth […]

Let the excitement begin! Playoff hockey is here as the Smokies host their BCHL Kootenay rival, the Cranbrook Bucks tonight in game one. Although Trail took the regular season series 4-2, the Bucks won both of their games in Trail; in fact the Smokies posted the only home ice victory in the six-game showdown in […]

“The kids are alright”. In addition to a song by The Who, that’s what was learned about the Trail Smoke Eaters prospects who played in Friday night’s 8-0 victory in Vernon. Defenseman Finn De St. Hubert opened the scoring at the four minute mark with a one-time blast into the opposite top corner of the […]

Photo Credit: Mariah Howes Trail, British Columbia (March 27, 2025) – The Trail Smoke Eaters organization is proud to announce the that the team has reached a contract extension with current General Manager & Head Coach Tim Fragle, on a multi-year extension through to the end of the 2027 BCHL season. Fragle is in his […]