By Guy Bertrand, Trail Times The Trail Smoke Eaters thrilling playoff run was extinguished Friday night in Wenatchee. The Wenatchee Wild clinched the BCHL’s Interior Divison championship with a 6-1 victory and complete a 4-1 series win. Wenatchee will face the Prince George Spruce Kings in the Fred Page Cup final. Meanwhile, after the […]
By Jim Bailey, Trail Times The Trail Smoke Eaters aren’t done yet, in fact, they’re just getting started. After losing a 2-1 heartbreaker in Game 3 to go down three games to none to the Wenatchee Wild in the Interior Division final, the Smoke Eaters came out with conviction in Game 4. The Smokies […]
by Jim Bailey, Trail Times The Trail Smoke Eaters threw everything they had at Wenatchee Wild goalie Austin Park in the third period, but they couldn’t find the equalizer falling 2-1 in Game 3 of the Interior Division final. Wenatchee captain Jasper Weatherby netted the game winner midway through the second period when he took […]
By Jim Bailey, Trail Times Following the Trail Smoke Eaters biggest win in its BCHL franchise history, the team goes back to work Friday to face its next challenge – the Wenatchee Wild. The Smoke Eaters beat the Penticton Vees 4-2 in Game 7 of the Interior Division semifinal on Monday to advance to […]
By Jim Bailey, Trail Times The Trail Smoke Eaters are off to the Interior Division final after knocking off the number-1 seed Penticton Vees in Game 7 of the BCHL’s Interior semifinal. The Smokies silenced a crowd of over 4,300 Vees fans at the South Okanagan Events Centre on Monday with a 4-2 […]
By Jim Bailey, Trail Times After going up two games to none, few expected the Penticton Vees to be playing in a Game 7 do-or-die match against the Trail Smoke Eaters on Monday but, in hockey, anything is possible. “Before the series starts, people are making predictions,” said Penticton assistant coach Matt Fraser. “I […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NORTH VANCOUVER’S JIMMY DARBY SIGNS WITH SMOKE EATERS Trail, British Columbia (March 23, 2018) – The Trail Smoke Eaters would like to announce the commitment of Jimmy Darby from North Vancouver. The 6’2” 210-lb defenseman has played the past two seasons for the Vancouver Northwest Giants of the BC Major Midget League, […]
By Jim Bailey, Trail Times You just gotta believe. The Trail Smoke Eaters evened up the Interior Division semifinal series at two games apiece on Wednesday night at the Cominco Arena with a thrilling 6-3 win over the number-1 seed Penticton Vees. “We knew we had to take care of home ice,” said Smoke […]
By Jim Bailey, Trail Times When the Penticton Vees scored with 19.5 seconds remaining in the third period to tie Game 3 versus the Trail Smoke Eaters, most of the air and optimism of the 2,200 fans’ hopes for a playoff victory quietly slipped out of the Cominco Arena. Yet, relinquishing a 3-2 lead […]
It’s time to break out the rally caps and cheer on the Smoke Eaters as they begin their comeback from a 2-0 deficit in the best-of-seven Interior Division semifinal series versus the Penticton Vees. Trail suffered 5-3 and 7-2 losses to the Vees on the weekend at the South Okanagan Events Centre (SOEC) and will […]
