Trail, British Columbia (July 15, 2026) — The Trail Smoke Eaters are proud to announce the commitment of forward Ty Izadi for the 2026-27 British Columbia Hockey League season. The 5’11”, 170-lb forward will come to Trail after spending the past two seasons in the North American Hockey League. Last season, the Long Beach, California […]
Trail, British Columbia (June 18, 2026) — The Trail Smoke Eaters are pleased to announce the hiring of Alex Evin as Associate Coach, Assistant General Manager and Skills Director, effective immediately. A native of Castlegar, B.C., Evin brings an impressive combination of coaching experience, player development expertise, and championship pedigree to the Smoke Eaters organization […]
Trail Smoke Eaters Director of Marketing Allison McCarthy was recognized as the 2025-26 Marketer of the Year, after a vote was conducted with business staff from all 20 BCHL teams. McCarthy previously won the award following the 2021-22 season. “It is an honour to be recognized with this award,” said McCarthy, Director of Marketing for […]
Trail, British Columbia (June 2, 2026) — The Trail Smoke Eaters are excited to announce the signing of 2007-born forward Roberts Polis for the 2026/27 BCHL season. The Riga, Latvia product joins the Smoke Eaters after spending the past several seasons developing within the Rīgas HS program and representing Latvia internationally at the U18 level. […]
Trail, British Columbia (May 8, 2026) — The Trail Smoke Eaters are excited to announce the signing of 2009-born forward, Trey Tourigny for the 2026/27 season. “Trey is a player we are excited to bring into our organization,” said Trail Smoke Eaters General Manager & Head Coach Eric Thurston. “He is a skilled left-shot forward […]
Trail, British Columbia (May 7, 2026) — The Trail Smoke Eaters are pleased to announce the signing of forward Max Schaller for the 2026/27 BCHL season. Schaller joins the Smoke Eaters organization as a skilled forward who brings strong offensive instincts and a high compete level to the lineup. The organization is excited to add […]
Trail, British Columbia (April 30, 2025) – The Trail Smoke Eaters are proud to announce that alumnus Cooper Michaluk has committed to NCAA Division I Bowling Green State University for the upcoming season. Michaluk spent the 2025/26 season with the Smoke Eaters, where he developed into a dependable presence between the pipes with his calm […]
The BCHL announced today that Trail Smoke Eaters volunteer John Mota has been named the March Volunteer of the Month, presented by Rogers. Each month during the season, the BCHL will recognize one team volunteer whose dedication to their organization and their community goes above and beyond. Mota has been a volunteer with the team […]
It’s not do or die for the Trail Smoke Eaters tonight in Salmon Arm, but pretty close. They trail the Silverbacks 2-0 in their best-of-seven BCHL opening round playoff series with the next two games on the road. The Smokies battled back from a 2-0 deficit early in the second period on Saturday to tie […]
It was playoff hockey personified. A high-tempo, highly competitive and hard-nosed defensive game that featured great goaltending, came down to a single screen shot from the boards. The goal by Silverbacks defenseman Luke Lepper just past the 11-minute mark of the second period stood up as the winner in a 2-0 Salmon Arm victory over […]
