For Immediate Release Trail, British Columbia (May 5th, 2022) – Smoke Eaters sign Trail local Judah Makway for the 2022/23 BCHL season. Makway, a 17-year-old, born and raised in Trail, spent the past season in the KIJHL with the Beaver Valley Nitehawks while also AP’ing for the Smoke Eaters on three separate occasions throughout the […]

For Immediate Release Trail, British Columbia (May 4th, 2022) – Smoke Eaters captain Coalson Wolford commits to the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire for next season. Wolford, from San Jose, California, has signed his commitment to play NCAA Division 3 hockey with the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugolds, who play in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference […]

The Smoke Show podcast returns for a season wrap and a summer look ahead. Rob Squires makes his long awaited return to the show as Ben and Rob discuss the post season series against Penticton while looking ahead to what’s next for the Smoke Eaters. They’re joined by Smoke Eater captain and now alumni Coalson […]

To increase community access to ice skating, the Murphy Family Foundation is funding  free open skates at the Trail Memorial Centre. This is part of a funding agreement between MFF and the City of Trail that includes rink enhancements to the Kids Rink to make it a nearly year-round ice facility so that families, young […]

The Smoke Eaters head to Penticton with one goal in mind, and that’s bring Penticton back with them for a game 6 on Saturday night, as they face elimination tonight at the SOEC. Playoff series Game 1 – Mar 31 Trail 5 at Penticton 3 Series 1-0 Trail Game 2 – Apr 1 Trail 1 […]

It’s was almost a carbon copy game four to the game we got in game three. As the Vees shut the door late and take a 2-1 score line to increase their series lead to 3-1. It was a slower start to the game on Tuesday night inside the Trail Memorial Centre with the Vees […]

After a narrow game three loss the Smoke Eaters will be eager to come out flying on Tuesday night, as they look to tie the series up at 2, before heading back to Penticton. Playoff series Game 1 – Mar 31 Trail 5 at Penticton 3 Series 1-0 Trail Game 2 – Apr 1 Trail […]

The Vees held off the third period surge from the Smoke Eaters to take a 2-1 series lead despite multiple posts and chances in the third period. A scoreless first period was filled with multiple chances for either side with Dawson and Cunningham having some of the best looks for the Smoke Eaters, but they […]

While coming home with a 2-0 series lead would have been a dream come true for the Smoke Eaters, the split they got was a mission accomplished. Now as the series switched back to Cominco for games three and four, it’s game on to see who can come out of Trail with an advantage. Playoff […]