The Trail Smoke Eaters and Cranbrook Bucks renew BCHL their Kootenay rivalry tonight (Tues) in Cranbrook. The New Year’s Eve clash features two teams who have won four of their last five games. The Smokies are also among the hottest teams in the BCHL with an 8-1-1 record in their last ten games. Smokies centreman, […]
The Trail Smoke Eaters made the first game following the Christmas break a memorable one for the season-high Cominco Arena crowd of 2,027. Teagan Kendrick made 21 of his 37 saves in the third period, Gryphon Bucci potted a pair of goals, while newly acquired Josh Wiebe added a goal and an assist in his […]
The Trail Smoke Eaters with newly shuffled forward lines and defense pairings due to injuries and the departure of 20-year-old winger Attila Lippai, battled through the adversity to beat the West Kelowna Warriors 4-1, delighting fans and family on hand for game one of Parents Weekend. The Cominco Arena crowd of 1,532 saw the teams […]
It’s hockey night in Trail as the Smoke Eaters host the Spruce Grove Saints. The Trail troupe is looking to bounce back from Wednesday’s 5-2 loss to the league-leading Brooks Bandits, on a night when puck luck eluded them. The Saints are another one of the five teams who left the AJHL for the BCHL […]
A furious five goal first period facilitated a fantastic first night of this three game Smokies road trip. They rode a 5-0 lead after twenty minutes to a 7-2 searing of Spruce Grove. Former Saint, Evan Sundar started the onslaught scoring before the two minute mark and was given an unsportsmanlike penalty for his celebration […]
It’s opening night at Cominco Arena. The Trail Smoke Eaters begin their quest for a BCHL championship against the team that eliminated them from last year’s playoffs. It’s also a chance to avenge last Friday’s 6-5 loss in Vernon to close out the preseason. The Smokies came back from a 5-2 second period deficit to […]
The Trail Smoke Eaters return home Friday night after a five game road swing over a two week period that saw the team log over 45 hours on the bus in trips to Powell River, Chilliwack, Surrey, Penticton and Cranbrook. It culminated with a 2-1 overtime loss in an early start after a road game […]
You had the feeling it would be a memorable night when Trail rookie Callas Pierce got his first BCHL goal early in the first period and then Nanaimo tied the game three minutes later when the puck came over top of the net from the backboards and went in off Smokies goalie Teagan Kendrick three minutes […]
Smokies head coach and general manager Tim Fragle is set to begin his fourth season behind the bench and has made several additions to the roster through recruiting and trades. He gives us a scouting report on this year’s new Smokies players. New recruits Adam Barone (2004, D) Hometown: Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Previous team: […]
