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 […]
The Smokies play their lone game of the weekend tonight in Salmon Arm. It’s likely a preview of the first round of the playoffs. Trail is 3-2 in the season series with two wins in Salmon Arm, including a 4-3 shootout victory during the opening weekend of the season, which leaves the Silverbacks 2-2-0-1 in […]
Take away the first 7:35 and it was an outstanding game for the Smoke Eaters. However, West Kelowna was leading 4-0 at that point and held on for a 5-4 win in front of a Cominco Arena crowd of 2,059. Caden Kemkaren-Humble opened the scoring at 2:59, scoring on a breakaway to end the game’s […]
What a difference a day makes. The Smokies came out more focused and energized resulting in a 5-3 Cominco Arena conquest of the Salmon Arm Silverbacks. It started with Erik Pastro’s proficient deflection. The tall centreman tipped a Christian Kim pass through his own legs and past Silverbacks goalie Mikkel Christenson just shy of the […]
The Smokies went “all in” on a sensational Saturday night in Sherwood Park and “Cashed” in, coming home with a 3-2 win in overtime. Cash Carter’s prime time shot went post and in about seven minutes into the tie-breaking period to give Trail its fifth overtime victory and 13th win of the season. Although Carter […]
The Smokies are back on top of the BCHL’s Interior West Division after a hard fought 2-1 win over Blackfalds. The Friday night affair at Cominco Arena turned into a tremendous goaltenders duel. Bulldogs netminder Carson Mertz made his most scintillating stops in the first period, including a cross-crease scramble to take a tap-in, power-play […]
Louis Jonerheim’s two goals in the second period was the difference as the Smoke Eaters opened their BCHL Showcase with a 4-2 win over Nanaimo. The 6’4″ Swedish power forward showcased his goal scoring ability from prime scoring territory, converting a feed from Dylan Lariviere who battled through a double team to make the perfect […]
Another night and another comeback win for the Smoke Eaters. Erik Pastro pumped in three goals and added an assist leading the tenacious Trailites to a 5-3 conquest in Chilliwack. The 20-year-old acquired from Vernon just before the regular season opener got things going at 3:26 of the first period, converting a precision three-way power […]
The Smokies and Bucks take their BCHL playoff acts tonight to Cranbrook. The first round series is tied at a game each after two hard fought weekend battles at Cominco Arena. The Bucks came back from a 2-0 third period deficit to win Friday’s opener 3-2 in overtime, and the Smokies responded with a three […]
The Trail Smoke Eaters made a statement with Friday’s 4-1 win over Brooks at Cominco Arena. They shut down the third highest scoring team in the BCHL, limiting the Alberta powerhouse to 21 shots on goal. The offense came early and often. Jack Kennedy’s seeing-eye screen-shot snapper from the point found the top of the […]
