DYMENT’S STRONG PERFORMANCE IN SECOND PERIOD KEEPS TRAIL IN CONTENTION A win against the Merritt Centennials in the second game of the home and home series at Merritt on Saturday would have assured the Smokies of a home ice start in the first round of the playoffs, but a second period lapse by the orange […]
ANDRE GHANTOUS – FOUR POINTS ON THE NIGHT It wasn’t exactly the start the Smokies wanted against the Merritt Centennials in a crucial divisional game, but once they found their legs they outscored the Centennials 7-2 in the final two periods to skate away with an 8-5 win. The Smokies’ power play was firing on […]
STRONG GAME FOR SANTERNO – TWO GOALS ON THE NIGHT With the Smokies struggling through a number of injuries to key players they held their own in two close losses to the top teams in the BCHL on the weekend. The Smokies dropped a 2-1 decision on Friday night in Trail to the Penticton Vees […]
BLAINE CATON SCORES TRAIL’S TYING MARKER With a 2-1 win over the Smokies in Trail on Friday night the Penticton Vees won the season series between the two teams, 4 games to 3. As with all games between the Vees and the Smokies this year it was a hard fought battle to the end. The […]
STELLAR PERFORMANCE BY MARSHALL IN TRAIL NET The Trail Smoke Eaters earned a hard fought point in an O/T loss to the Penticton Vees at the South Okanagan Events Center on Wednesday night. With six regulars out of the lineup the Smokies, again, rose to the occasion against the top team in the interior division […]
DIFFERENT NIGHT BUT SAME RESULT – MALOSKI CELEBRATING GOAL Sixty minutes and two overtime periods solved nothing in Salmon Arm last night as the Smoke Eaters and Silverbacks fought to a 1-1 tie. With the exception of the second period when Salmon Arm out-shot the Smokies 14-4 it was an evenly played match. The teams […]
by Jim Bailey – Trail Daily Times Trail posted Feb 2, 2017 at 3:00 PM The new Trail Smoke Eaters’ awning in front of the Trail Memorial Centre and a generous offer on season tickets are positive signs that the BCHL organization is making progress off the ice as well as on it. […]
Coming off an 8-3 win over the Coquitlam Express on Friday night in Trail, the Smokies traveled to Vernon on Saturday night in hopes of extending their win streak to five games. The Vipers, however, skated off with a 5-1 victory. The Smokies ran into early penalty trouble, taking the first three infractions of the […]
SANTERNO & LAFRAMBOISE CELEBRATE ONE OF TRAIL’S 8 GOALS A complete team effort by the Smokies both offensively and defensively led to an 8-3 victory over the Coquitlam Express in front 1000+ fans at the Cominco Arena on Friday night in Trail. The win clinched a playoff spot for the Smokies. On the night it […]
TURNING POINT – HIGHLIGHT REEL GOAL BY BLAINE CATON After an evenly played first period in Trail Friday night and with the Vees taking a 1-0 first period lead to the dressing room, the Smoke Eaters dominated the rest of the way defeating the Penticton Vees 6-3 in a crucial divisional game. With 6 regulars […]
