For Immediate Release Trail, British Columbia (August 8th, 2022) – The Smoke Eaters are excited to add University of Connecticut committed defenceman Braydan Smith (05) for the upcoming season. Playing with the Saskatoon Contacts U18 AAA team of the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League (SMAAAHL), the 6’3, right shot defenceman put up 23 points in 37 […]

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 […]

The Smoke Show podcast returns with a summer check in! Ben Phillips and Rob Squires review a few more of the Smoke Eaters offseason commitments with Adam Marshall and Jack Kurrle the latest to commit to the Smoke Eaters for the upcoming year. They are then joined by netminder Cole Tisdale who is gearing up […]

For Immediate Release Trail, British Columbia (July 18th, 2022) – The Trail Smoke Eaters are excited to announce defenceman Kabore Dunn has committed to play Division 1 hockey at Lindenwood University in September. Dunn joined the Smoke Eaters in January and made an immediate impact to the Smoke Eaters defensive core. In 29 games for […]

For Immediate Release Trail, British Columbia (July 7th, 2022) – The Trail Smoke Eaters are excited to announce that current assistant coach Dallas Calvin, will be evolving his role with the team as the Director of Scouting. Calvin, a Trail native and Smoke Eaters alumnus, joined the team last year as an assistant coach, working […]

For Immediate Release Trail, British Columbia (June 29th, 2022) – The Smoke Eaters are excited to announce the signing of forward Adam Marshall for the 2022-23 season. Marshall, from Wayzata, Minnesota, joins Trail after an impressive 2021-22 season. The left shot forward was just shy of a two-point-per-game average this season, splitting games between the […]

For Immediate Release Trail, British Columbia (June 29th, 2022) – The BCHL and the Trail Smoke Eaters have announced the dates for the 2022 BCHL Showcase, once again taking place in Chilliwack this October. The Showcase will take place between Monday, October 17th and Thursday October 20th at the Chilliwack Coliseum, with the Smoke Eaters […]

The BC Hockey League (BCHL) announced a new player support program today that will give all BCHL athletes access to virtual healthcare through an app on their smart phone at any time of day. The league has adopted a virtual health care app and mental health support for its players, providing them with an anonymous […]

For Immediate Release Smoke Eaters sign Golden Gopher Commit Charlie Strobel Trail, British Columbia (October 14th, 2021) – The Trail Smoke Eaters are excited to announce the signing of University of Minnesota commit Charlie Strobel for this season. Strobel, a 20-year-old, left shot centre from Stillwater, Minnesota, played last year with the Waterloo Black Hawks […]

For Immediate Release Smoke Eaters acquire committed forward Cunningham from Prince George Trail, British Columbia (October, 2nd, 2021) – The Trail Smoke Eaters are excited to announce the addition of Corey Cunningham from the Prince George Spruce Kings in exchange for future considerations. Cunningham, who was born and raised in Prince George, is committed to […]