It’s time to become road warriors again. The Smoke Eaters face elimination in Cranbrook this afternoon, a rink where they have won four out of five games, including regular season and playoffs. The lone loss came during Wednesday’s triple-overtime marathon and if this series has proven anything, it’s that anything can happen. The Bucks 4-2 […]

The BCHL’s Kootenay clash returns to Cominco Arena tonight for pivotal game five. Wednesday’s 7-6 Cranbrook win in triple-overtime tied the BCHL first round series at two games each. Two tumultuous periods saw the teams pile up 10 goals in game four, capped by Cranbrook’s tying marker with under two minutes left in the third […]

Yoga Berra was right, “It ain’t over till it’s over”. Blake Cotton’s third goal of the night 1:35 into triple overtime gave the Bucks a 7-6 win over the Smokies in Cranbrook, to tie their BCHL first round playoff series at two games each. The flood gates opened in the second period with five goals […]

Any coach could take video from Tuesday night’s 3-1 Smoke Eaters victory in Cranbrook and use it to show their team how to win on the road. Trail forechecked, backchecked and was determined while defending behind their blue line. Goalie Teagan Kendrick then closed the door when the Bucks had opportunities. Kendrick was stellar, racing […]

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 […]