2016/17 SMOKE EATER HOME SCHEDULE MONTH DATE DAY TEAM SEPTEMBER 10 SATURDAY WEST KELOWNA SEPTEMBER 17 SATURDAY MERRITT OCTOBER 5 WEDNESDAY MERRITT OCTOBER 12 WEDNESDAY SALMON ARM OCTOBER 14 FRIDAY NANAIMO OCTOBER 22 SATURDAY VERNON OCTOBER 28 FRIDAY SALMON ARM OCTOBER 30 SUNDAY VICTORIA NOVEMBER 4 FRIDAY PRINCE GEORGE NOVEMBER 8 TUESDAY SALMON ARM NOVEMBER […]
In a summer identification camp held in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho over the weekend the Trail Smoke Eater’s have committed to 1997 defence-man, Trevor Bottomley and 1998 born forwards Andre Ghantous and Jack Sitzman. Trevor has 2 years of junior hockey under his belt with the Campbell River Storm where he was a staple on their […]
The 2016-17 season schedule has been fully uploaded to the BCHL website, available under the league’s SCHEDULES & SCORES menu. The season opens Friday, Sept. 9 and concludes on Sunday, Feb. 26. The 2017 playoffs start on Friday, March 3. Again the Bauer BCHL Showcase is in Chilliwack and this year runs Sept. 21 […]
The Trail Smoke Eaters have acquired the rights to goaltender Zach Dyment from the Sherwood Park Crusaders of the AJHL for future considerations. Dyment, an Abbortsford native, played for the Crusaders in the 2015/16 season. In 25 games he chalked up 15 wins, 9 losses and one tie with a GAA of 3.4 and a […]
The 2016 Bauer BCHL Showcase schedule is set and again all 17 teams will be in action at Prospera Centre in Chilliwack. The dates of this season’s event are Sept. 21 to 25. The one extra day is to accommodate a single game on the Wednesday night, Sept. 21. All 17 games will be […]
The Trail Smoke Eaters are leaning toward earlier start times for home games and announce the following changes for this season: All mid-week and Saturday night games will now start at 7:00 PM Sunday games will remain at 3:00 PM Friday night games will remain at 7:30 PM The Smoke Eaters are hoping that the […]
The Trail Smoke Eaters extend their congratulations to the Penticton Vees, Tyson Jost and Dante Fabbro and Chilliwack Chiefs Dennis Cholowski on their selection in the first round of the 2016 NHL draft. Jost was selected 10th overall by the Colorado Avalanche, Fabbro 17th by the Nashville Predators and Cholowski 20th by the Detroit Red […]
Trail Smoke Eater, Spencer McLean, led Team BC to gold at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championship in Mississauga, Ontario. Spencer played 55 games with the Smoke Eaters in 2015/16 season and will be returning this September for his second season. For More Details: click here
Glen Sanders, former General Manager of the Trail Smoke Eaters, was recently inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame as a scout for the Kamloops Blazers. During his 12 years with Kamloops as a scout, 1984-97, the Blazers won six WHL Championships and three Memorial Cup titles in 6 appearances. Sanders left the Blazers […]
Assistant coach, Cam Keith, of the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL has accepted the role of head coach of the Trail Smoke Eaters. Along with the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL the Cyclones are a minor league affiliate of the NHL’s Nashville Predators. The ECHL is a tier below the AHL and both leagues are […]
