The Smokies rode a pair of late period surges to a 5-2 win over Brooks, much to the delight of the Cominco Arena crowd of 1,724. The highlight of a tightly played first period was Trail goalie Lyam Leblanc’s gargantuan glove save off Dimitris Dilevka. The 20-year-old puck stopper turned in a superlative 30 save […]
The Smokies host the Brooks Bandits tonight with a score to settle. The last time the defending BCHL Champions were in Trail on November 21, the visitors skated off with a 4-2 victory following a fast, emotional and physical 60 minutes of action. The Bandits opened the scoring with a shorthanded goal on a penalty […]
The BCHL has announced the rosters for the Canada vs. World Game as part of 2026 All-Star Weekend January 17 at Thompson Family Arena in Spruce Grove, Alberta. The rosters were decided after a vote between the 20 league head coaches. Cash Carter (Berrymoor, Alberta) has been selected to represent Team Canada and Christian Kim […]
It was a goaltenders duel to the end as the two top teams in the BCHL’s Interior West Division squared off in West Kelowna, with the keepers first and second stars. Warriors 20-year-old netminder Angelo Zol made a point blank buzzer beating stop off Cash Carter with the Smokies buzzing around the net to preserve […]
Former Viper Erik Pastro snapped out of a 12-game goalless drought with a vengeance. The 20-year-old Smokies centreman scored twice and assisted on another three goals as Trail tripped Vernon 6-5 in a wonderfully wild and wacky game in front of a Cominco Arena crowd of 2,098, with Pastro producing the game-winning goal into an […]
The Vernon Vipers make their first 2025-26 visit to Cominco Arena tonight, as the Trail Smoke Eaters lift the lid on a second straight home-ice doubleheader weekend. Both teams are coming off victories. The Smokies offense was in high gear last Saturday night, stunning Okotoks 7-1. Zach Coutu snapped a 13-game goalless drought sniping the […]
It’s time for the Smokies to enjoy some home cooking. They open a five game home stand tonight against the defending BCHL Champion Brooks Bandits and play seven of the final eight games before Christmas at Cominco Arena. Trail’s record is an outstanding 14-4 and even more astounding when you consider they have played 14 […]
It was a battle to the end. Salmon Arm goalie Daniel Dirrocolo made a brilliant buzzer-beating save in the third period to preserve a 2-1 win over the Smokies, who came home from the two-game Shuswap doubleheader with a split. The final stop game came while the Smokies were swarming on the power play with […]
A fast and furious start staked the Smokies to a 4-2 silencing of Salmon Arm to open a two-game Shuswap doubleheader. Trail’s hottest trio took matters into their own hands early. Christian Kim spun a great centreing pass from behind the Silverbacks net to Cash Carter who crammed in his team-leading 8th goal of the […]
The busy Smoke Eaters bus has reached its destination, but will soon get to rest. This weekend’s doubleheader in Salmon Arm will end a long and grueling gaggle of games away from Cominco Arena. After Saturday’s showdown in the Shuswap, the Trail troupe will have played 14 of its first 18 games of the 2025-26 […]
