The defenses were solid and the goaltending was excellent. However, when the ice chips cleared on Ladies Night in West Kelowna, the Warriors skated away with a 3-1 win over Trail in a game that wasn’t settled until an empty net goal by Callum Hughes with just four seconds remaining. The game’s first goal didn’t […]
Friday night’s Smoke Eaters win was 8-standing! In addition to the 8-2 victory over the Warriors, the 1,505 Cominco Arena fans got to see a highlight reel goal by Jason Stefanek. His dirty-dangle in tight quarters through the West Kelowna defense was finished by a dastardly deke and the backhand burial of the biscuit past […]
It’s hockey night in Trail. The Smoke Eaters host the West Kelowna Warriors in the opener of a home-and-home series. The last meeting between these teams at Cominco Arena was memorable. Noah Ziskie sniped a goal late in the third period and fellow Smokies defenseman Lucas Lemieux ended the game with a highlight reel overtime […]
The Trail Smoke Eaters fell victim to a slow start, a pair of second period power play goals and a prime time goaltending performance in a 6-3 Saturday setback in Sherwood Park. The Crusaders opened the scoring just 25-seconds into the game when Jeremy Lorenger got his first of two goals on a rebound. The […]
A furious five goal first period facilitated a fantastic first night of this three game Smokies road trip. They rode a 5-0 lead after twenty minutes to a 7-2 searing of Spruce Grove. Former Saint, Evan Sundar started the onslaught scoring before the two minute mark and was given an unsportsmanlike penalty for his celebration […]
It’s the dawning of a new era for the Trail Smoke Eaters. They open their first Alberta road trip in their long history in the BCHL tonight (Fri) in Spruce Grove. The game also marks the return home for Evan Sundar, who was acquired this past summer from the Saints for former Smoke Eaters defenseman […]
Pictured left to right: Councillor Terry Martin, Councillor Paul Butler, Councillor Thea Hanson, MFF Director Madelyn Murphy, Mayor Colleen Jones, MFF Founder/Board Member Rich Murphy, Councillor Bev Benson, Councillor Doug Wilson, Councillor Nick Cashol Trail, British Columbia (September 24, 2024) – In a significant boost to the community, City of Trail Council has accepted a […]
Trail, British Columbia (September 25, 2024) – The Trail Smoke Eaters are proud to announce the signing of Chayse Johnson (’07) for the 2025-26 season. Johnson is 6’0″ 175-lb goalie from Trail, BC and is playing this season with the OHA U18 prep team (Penticton) in the CSSHL. Chayse attended the Smoke Eaters main camp […]
Lucas Lemieux lit the lamp at 4:03 of overtime to give the Trail Smoke Eaters a 4-3 win over West Kelowna in a 64-minute battle between these two Interior West BCHL rivals at Cominco Arena. The Warriors were looking to bounce back from a 9-0 opening night loss in Cranbrook and came out with energy […]
Opening night at Cominco Arena was fast, feisty, skilled and the result couldn’t have been any better for the hometown crowd of 1,621. The Smoke Eaters supplied three unanswered second snipes to secure a 5-3 win over the Vernon Vipers. The visitors started strong, scoring first on a three-way passing play finished by Luke Bibby, […]
