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 […]
The BCHL is pleased to announce the league All-Star teams for the 2017-18 season. After a round of voting by the league’s play-by-play broadcasters, we have determined a First Team, a Second Team and an All-Rookie Team. In all, eight teams had players recognized. Here are the All-Stars for this season: FIRST TEAM F – […]
By Jim Bailey, Trail Times Julie Pringle photo/Snap Photography In a series that many expected to go at least six, the Trail Smoke Eaters happily quashed any question of their ability with a decisive win over the West Kelowna Warriors in Game 4 of the BCHL’s Interior Division quarter-final.A determined and confident Trail Smoke Eaters team completed […]
By Jim Bailey, Trail Times Trail Smoke Eaters captain Troy Ring scored the winner and Adam Marcoux stopped 30 shots for his first playoff shutout in a 4-0 victory over the West Kelowna Warriors on Monday at LePage Place in West K. Following a 6-5 overtime win in Game 1 and a 7-2 drubbing in […]
By Guy Bertrand, Trail Times One night after a narrow overtime win, the Trail Smoke Eaters left little doubt about their superiority with a dominating 7-2 win over the West Kelowna Warriors Saturday night. Over 1,800 fans were at the Cominco Arena to watch the Smokies control the game from start to finish and […]
By Jim Bailey, Trail Times The Trail Smoke Eaters ended their home season on a high note, defeating the Salmon Arm Silverbacks in front of a capacity crowd of [at least] 2,800 fans at the Cominco Arena on Friday. Trail Smoke Eaters owners Rich and Annie Murphy congratulated their fans for surpassing the […]
By Jim Bailey, Trail Times The Trail Smoke Eaters battled but couldn’t beat the Wenatchee Wild in their home barn on the weekend. The Wild are fierce in the Toyota Town Center having lost just four games at home all season, and boasting a league best 24-4-0-1 record after beating the Smoke Eaters 5-2 and […]
Montreal Canadians Alumni Game Information (GAME TONIGHT): Tickets still available at the Smoke Eaters office and Gerick’s, until 4:00pm TODAY. Ticket pricing: $15pp in advance or $20pp at the door. Kids $10pp, under 5 are free. General admission. $50pp VIP tickets – includes reserved seating, meet and greet with players after the game in the […]
