On the road again. The 12-2 Trail Smoke Eaters play their 11th game of the season away from Cominco Arena tonight in Okotoks against the Oilers. The Smokies rebounded from a 4-1 setback to Salmon Arm, which ended a five game winning streak, with a 5-2 clipping of Cranbrook. Christian Kim led the attack with […]
It’s the BCHL’s first Kootenay clash of the 2025-26 regular season. The Trail Smoke Eaters host the Cranbrook Bucks to open an eight-game regular season series. It’s a tale of two teams off to vastly different starts. The Smokies lead the Interior West Division and overall BCHL standings with an 11-2 record. The 2-8-3 Bucks, […]
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 […]
A night of firsts paced the Trail Smoke Eaters to their record eighth straight road victory. Caden Stoltz and Matthias Pape scored their first BCHL goals and goalie Chayse Johnson recorded his first BCHL win as the Smokies stopped the Kings 5-2 in Powell River. In addition to throwing his 5′ 8″, 150-lb body into […]
Louis Jonerheim’s two goals in the second period was the difference as the Smoke Eaters opened their BCHL Showcase with a 4-2 win over Nanaimo. The 6’4″ Swedish power forward showcased his goal scoring ability from prime scoring territory, converting a feed from Dylan Lariviere who battled through a double team to make the perfect […]
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 […]
Another night and another comeback win for the Smoke Eaters. Erik Pastro pumped in three goals and added an assist leading the tenacious Trailites to a 5-3 conquest in Chilliwack. The 20-year-old acquired from Vernon just before the regular season opener got things going at 3:26 of the first period, converting a precision three-way power […]
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. […]
Isaac Fecteau is the new captain of the Trail Smoke Eaters. The 20-year-old defenseman led by example during the 2024-25 season. In addition to being a vocal and positive influence in the dressing room, Fecteau was a warrior on the ice as one of the team leaders in shots blocked and a furious force in […]
It’s time to become road warriors again. The Smoke Eaters face elimination in Cranbrook this afternoon, a rink where they have won four out of five games, including regular season and playoffs. The lone loss came during Wednesday’s triple-overtime marathon and if this series has proven anything, it’s that anything can happen. The Bucks 4-2 […]
