For Immediate Release Trail, British Columbia (July 28th, 2022) – The BCHL has announced the naming of the BCHL’s Playoff MVP award to the Jeff Tambellini Trophy. The trophy, which will be given out to the top performer of the BCHL’s playoff takes on a new name, honouring Tambellini, who not only played in the […]

BURNABY, B.C. – The final two NHL teams announced their 2021 training camp rosters today and a total of 48 BCHL alumni will be participating in camps across the league. The highest amount of BCHL representation can be found on the Detroit Red Wings roster where five former players from the league are listed. Five […]

BURNABY, B.C. – The BCHL along with the Vancouver Canucks Alumni and LNG Canada are proud to announce a new set of scholarship recipients for the 2019-20 season. Since 1987, the BCHL and the Canucks Alumni have provided scholarships to players who have graduated from the BCHL with the goal of continuing their academic careers. The […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 2nd, 2019 TRAIL, B.C. – The Trail Smoke Eaters are pleased to announce that former forward Craig Martin (’95) has signed with the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League (AHL), the affiliate of the NHL’s Florida Panthers. Martin, 24, is coming off of four strong seasons at Quinnipiac University, boasting […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 11th, 2019 TRAIL, B.C. – The Trail Smoke Eaters are pleased to announce that former forward and captain Jake Lucchini (’95) has signed a one-year entry-level contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. Lucchini, 23, just completed his fourth season at Michigan Tech University, where he played in […]

Trail, B.C. – The Trail Smoke Eaters would like to announce the hiring of Ryan Donald as their new Assistant Coach. Ryan will leave his position as Head Coach / Assistant GM of the Woodstock Slammers of the Maritime Junior Hockey League. Ryan has also held the assistant coach position with the Florida Junior Everblades […]