It’s a Friday night Cominco Arena clash between two of the top teams in the BCHL. The Trail Smoke Eaters tangle with Brooks, needing a win to keep their hopes for a move up the Interior Conference standings alive. The Smokies are third, six points back of the Bandits with eight regular season games remaining […]

A persevering and proficient penalty kill prospered to push the Smoke Eaters past the pesky Nanaimo Clippers, putting the brakes on a four game losing streak with a 3-2 victory. The Smoke Eaters dominated the first forty minutes and if not for the several scintillating saves by Clippers goalie Valdimir Nikitin, it would have been […]

Tonight’s BCHL tilt in Trail is a tale of two teams on contrasting streaks. The Smoke Eaters are looking to put the brakes on a four game slide and recapture the magic of the preceding franchise record 14-game winning streak. The Nanaimo Clippers cruise into Cominco Arena on a league-high 10-game points streak, with eight […]

The Trail Smoke Eaters look to end a three game slide at home tonight against Cranbrook. The preceding franchise record 14-game win streak leaves Trail a solid third in the Interior Conference and clinched a playoff spot, while the Bucks, who have won four of their last five games, sit in sixth place, but well […]

A high-tempo attack by the Crusaders took advantage of a slow start by the Smokies, jumping out to a 4-0 first period lead, en route to a 7-1 win in Sherwood Park. The highest scoring team in the league opened a quick 2-0 lead on a pair of odd man rushes with Lucas Brennan scoring […]

The Trail Smoke Eaters were plagued by poor puck luck and a pivotal third period penalty call in a 5-2 loss to the Saints on a jam-packed Friday night at Grant Fuhr Arena in Spruce Grove. The Saints opened the scoring on Steven Kirkpatrick’s breakaway goal about 13-minutes into the game. Smokies goalie Teagan Kendrick […]