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 […]
