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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The cardiac Kootenay kids pulled another one out of the fire. Louis Jonerheim extended his consecutive game point streak to five with a power play goal about two-and-a-half minutes into overtime to give the Smokies a stunning 3-2 decision over Alberni Valley at the BCHL Showcase Thursday morning in Abbotsford. Adversity struck early in the […]
It’s opening night at Cominco Arena! The game is not only the Trail Smoke Eaters home opener after completion of $2.5-million worth of renovations, it’s a clash between the top two teams in the BCHL’s Interior West Division as West Kelowna comes in with a 4-1-1 record. The Smokies are riding a 6-0 road record […]
The Smoke Eaters road warrior show continued Friday night in Spruce Grove. Trail tallied three of their five unanswered goals in the third period to record a 7-4 stunning of the Saints in their beautiful newly opened Thompson Family Arena. After 6’4″ Smokies Swede, Louis Jonerheim buried his first BCHL goal, the Saints struck three […]
The Kootenay kids conquered again. The Smoke Eaters scored two unanswered third period goals to vanquish the vaunted Vipers 4-3 in Vernon. Former Viper George Stavrianeas roofed a shot from the slot with just under seven minutes left in the third period to complete the comeback, sniping his first goal in a Smoke Eaters uniform. […]
Trail, British Columbia (August 25, 2025) – Trail Smoke Eaters Sign 2005-Born Goaltender Cooper Michaluk The Trail Smoke Eaters are thrilled to announce the signing of 2005-born goaltender Cooper Michaluk. Originally from Sherwood Park, Alberta, Michaluk brings athleticism, experience, and a winning mindset to the crease, and is expected to make an immediate impact for […]
