The Smokies open a two-game long-weekend run on the road tonight in Vernon. The Trail boys have had a week to prepare, after posting a 5-1 win last Friday night over Spruce Grove at Cominco Arena. It was a bounce back game following a 5-2 loss to Brooks two night’s earlier and marked a resounding […]
The Trail Smoke Eaters snapped an 0-for-18 slump on the power play with four goals on the man advantage, the difference in a 5-1 win over Spruce Grove at Cominco Arena. The Smokies started slowly as the Saints had a substantial territorial edge in the first period, but were held at bay by the 11 […]
The Trail Smoke Eaters go for their third straight win tonight when they host the overall leaders of the BCHL. The Brooks Bandits, one of the five additions this season from the AJHL, are 11-1 on the season, having suffered their first setback over the weekend. The perennial contender while in the Alberta Junior Hockey […]
Holly Hannah, what a game! Judah Makway’s power play goal 1:28 into overtime got his teammates pouring off the bench in celebration and and thrilled the many Smoke Eater jersey-clad fans on hand, as Trail triumphed 6-5 in Victoria, ending a wild, wide-open display of offense by both teams. It didn’t start well for the […]
The game was good, the goalies were great and it wasn’t settled until the shootout. Jacob Terpstra got the game’s first goal and was the only successful sniper in the shootout, as Alberni Valley remained unbeaten in four home games, emerging with a 3-2 victory over the Trail Smoke Eaters. The Bulldogs got the lone […]
Friday night’s Smoke Eaters win was 8-standing! In addition to the 8-2 victory over the Warriors, the 1,505 Cominco Arena fans got to see a highlight reel goal by Jason Stefanek. His dirty-dangle in tight quarters through the West Kelowna defense was finished by a dastardly deke and the backhand burial of the biscuit past […]
It’s hockey night in Trail. The Smoke Eaters host the West Kelowna Warriors in the opener of a home-and-home series. The last meeting between these teams at Cominco Arena was memorable. Noah Ziskie sniped a goal late in the third period and fellow Smokies defenseman Lucas Lemieux ended the game with a highlight reel overtime […]
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 […]
The last time the Trail Smoke Eaters won a regular season game in Penticton was November 6th, 2019. The drought is over after 1,605 nights. Teagan Kendrick turned in a terrific 47-save performance, backstopping the Smokies to a 4-2 triumph at the South Okanagan Events Centre. He held the Vees at bay after the home […]
The Smoke Eaters four game winning streak came to an end on a fateful Friday night in Salmon Arm. The 4-1 setback will likely also mean the loss of goaltender Teagan Kendrick. He was assessed a match penalty for a goalmouth incident just over 12 minutes into the second period and could be facing a […]
