Trail, British Columbia (February 15th, 2024) – The Trail Smoke Eaters are proud to announce the signing of Deacon Drummond. Deacon is a 5’10”, 2006-born right shot forward from West Vancouver, BC. He is currently playing U18 Prep with the North Shore Warriors in the CSSHL, where he has posted 21 goals and 39 assists […]
Trail, British Columbia (February 14th, 2024) – The Trail Smoke Eaters are excited to announce defenseman, Alec Whipple (’04) has committed to Middlebury College for the 2024-25 season. Whipple is currently in his second season with the Smoke Eaters and is a 2004-born defenseman that was recruited by the Smoke Eaters in the spring of […]
It was a night of diligent defense, crazy bounces and scintillating saves. The Smoke Eaters scored three unanswered goals on their way to a 5-3 win over the Centennials, avenging last Saturday’s 5-1 loss in Merritt. Rookie Chase Stefanek brought the 1,782 Cominco Arena fans to their feet, snapping home a low shot from the […]
The Smoke Eaters are on a mission to make Friday an evening of redemption. They host the Centennials after last Friday’s 5-1 loss in Merritt. The sign of things to come happened quickly. The Centennials had a week to rest and prepare for the game, while the Smokies were coming off a 4-3 shootout win […]
The Smokies had their first shootout of the 2023-24 season and picked up their first shootout win. Goalie Ryan Parker stopped Matheson Mason in the fourth round of the ultimate tie-breaker and sealed the 4-3 victory in Coquitlam right after Christian Kim snapped a low shot past Express goalie Ethan Simcoe. The Express goalie kept […]
Photo credit: Liz Wolter Trail Smoke Eaters forward Mathieu Cobetto-Roy, Surrey Eagles forward Caden Cranston and Salmon Arm Silverbacks defenceman Tristan Allen have been named the FortisBC 3 Stars of the Month. 1st Star – Mathieu Cobetto-Roy (F) – Trail Smoke Eaters In six January games, Cobetto-Roy had six goals, tied for the most in the league, […]
It’s a Friday night on the coast for the Trail Smoke Eaters. They take on the Express in Coquitlam in the only game between these two this season. The Smokies are off to an excellent start to the second half of the season. Last Saturday’s 3-1 win over Vernon gives Trail a 6-2 record since […]
The BC Hockey League (BCHL) has announced that five Alberta-based teams have signed franchise agreements and are now officially members of the league, as of yesterday. Prior to this, the teams had agreed to terms on a framework of what joining the BCHL would look like. Effective immediately, the Blackfalds Bulldogs, Brooks Bandits, Okotoks Oilers, […]
Some nights the puck just won’t go in. The Trail Smoke Eaters had a night of near misses and ran into red-hot rookie goaltender Owen Bresson, who made 34 saves, leading the Victoria Grizzlies to a 3-0 Friday night win at Cominco Arena. The Smoke Eaters dominated early against the defensively determined visitors, with pressure […]
Welcome back to Cominco Arena! The Trail Smoke Eaters make their return to home ice for the first time in almost two weeks. They host the Victoria Grizzlies riding a three game winning streak following the 3-2 win in Cranbrook nine nights ago and the All-Star break. The Trail troup has won five of their […]
