Trail, British Columbia (May 8, 2026) — The Trail Smoke Eaters are excited to announce the signing of 2009-born forward, Trey Tourigny for the 2026/27 season. “Trey is a player we are excited to bring into our organization,” said Trail Smoke Eaters General Manager & Head Coach Eric Thurston. “He is a skilled left-shot forward […]
Trail, British Columbia (May 7, 2026) — The Trail Smoke Eaters are pleased to announce the signing of forward Max Schaller for the 2026/27 BCHL season. Schaller joins the Smoke Eaters organization as a skilled forward who brings strong offensive instincts and a high compete level to the lineup. The organization is excited to add […]
Trail, British Columbia (April 30, 2025) – The Trail Smoke Eaters are proud to announce that alumnus Cooper Michaluk has committed to NCAA Division I Bowling Green State University for the upcoming season. Michaluk spent the 2025/26 season with the Smoke Eaters, where he developed into a dependable presence between the pipes with his calm […]
The BCHL announced today that Trail Smoke Eaters volunteer John Mota has been named the March Volunteer of the Month, presented by Rogers. Each month during the season, the BCHL will recognize one team volunteer whose dedication to their organization and their community goes above and beyond. Mota has been a volunteer with the team […]
It’s not do or die for the Trail Smoke Eaters tonight in Salmon Arm, but pretty close. They trail the Silverbacks 2-0 in their best-of-seven BCHL opening round playoff series with the next two games on the road. The Smokies battled back from a 2-0 deficit early in the second period on Saturday to tie […]
For a second straight night, a closely contested, fast-paced, hard-fought, prototypical playoff game came down to a single shot. Keifer Miller scored on a rebound at 3:58 of overtime to give Salmon Arm a 3-2 win over the Smokies and a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven BCHL opening round playoff series. It was Miller’s second […]
It was playoff hockey personified. A high-tempo, highly competitive and hard-nosed defensive game that featured great goaltending, came down to a single screen shot from the boards. The goal by Silverbacks defenseman Luke Lepper just past the 11-minute mark of the second period stood up as the winner in a 2-0 Salmon Arm victory over […]
It’s playoff time! The Smokies host Salmon Arm in tonight’s opener of their best-of-seven BCHL opening round series. The season series and comparable statistics suggest it will be close. Trail won the head-to-head showdown 4-3, with the opening win coming in a shootout. Christian Kim had four goals and four assists versus the Silverbacks and […]
Cooper Michaluk was brilliant. He was one stop away from duplicating his monumental feat of October 4 in Brooks when he backstopped Trail to an overtime win over the Bandits. A perfectly placed shot by Jack Good at 6:41 of the extra period gave the Bandits a 1-0 win over the Smokies who turned in […]
The Smokies open a consecutive three game road trip tonight in Blackfalds. Trail has nailed down second place in the Interior West Division, while the Bulldogs are in a neck-and-neck battle with Brooks for first in the Interior East. Blackfalds has a two point lead, but the Bandits have two games in hand and ended […]
