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 […]
It’s playoff time! The Smokies host Salmon Arm in tonight’s opener of their best-of-seven BCHL opening round series. The season series and comparable statistics suggest it will be close. Trail won the head-to-head showdown 4-3, with the opening win coming in a shootout. Christian Kim had four goals and four assists versus the Silverbacks and […]
After breaking through with a victory Wednesday night at Cominco Arena, the Trail Smoke Eaters face elimination from the 2024 playoffs again Friday night in hostile territory. They are behind three-games-to-one and need a victory tonight at Kal Tire Place in Vernon to force a sixth game of this opening round series, slated for Sunday […]
It is desperation time for the Trail Smoke Eaters. They need a win tonight at Cominco Arena or their season is over. Vernon scored a 5-3 decision on Tuesday night in Trail and lead the best-of-seven first round BCHL playoff series three games to none. The Smokies got off to a great start in game […]
After Monday’s blocking of the sun by the moon, the Smokies are out to totally eclipse their 2-0 deficit to the Vipers in their BCHL opening round playoff series over the next two evenings, beginning tonight at Cominco Arena. Vernon used home ice advantage to get two goals late in the third period, including an […]
Game one of the Trail Smoke Eaters vs Vernon Vipers first round BCHL playoff series went exactly as expected. The two closely matched teams tangled toe-to-toe in a tight-checking physical affair that remained scoreless until late in the third period when the Vipers got a shorthanded goal and added an empty netter for the 2-0 […]
It’s go time! The Smoke Eaters open the playoffs tonight (Friday) in Vernon. Coach and GM, Tim Fragle has indicated all players will be available to open the best-of-seven series. Trail closed out the regular season last weekend with wins of 4-2 in both Penticton and Salmon Arm. Mathieu Cobetto-Roy scored the opening goal against […]
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 […]
It’s been a close played series and game four was no different as the Smoke Eaters knock off the defending BCHL champions the Prince George Spruce Kings. With their backs against the wall the Spruce Kings came flying out of the gate to open this game. It was chippy as well with both teams taking […]
