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 […]
Any coach could take video from Tuesday night’s 3-1 Smoke Eaters victory in Cranbrook and use it to show their team how to win on the road. Trail forechecked, backchecked and was determined while defending behind their blue line. Goalie Teagan Kendrick then closed the door when the Bucks had opportunities. Kendrick was stellar, racing […]
“The kids are alright”. In addition to a song by The Who, that’s what was learned about the Trail Smoke Eaters prospects who played in Friday night’s 8-0 victory in Vernon. Defenseman Finn De St. Hubert opened the scoring at the four minute mark with a one-time blast into the opposite top corner of the […]
A persevering and proficient penalty kill prospered to push the Smoke Eaters past the pesky Nanaimo Clippers, putting the brakes on a four game losing streak with a 3-2 victory. The Smoke Eaters dominated the first forty minutes and if not for the several scintillating saves by Clippers goalie Valdimir Nikitin, it would have been […]
It was a great run. Keifer Miller found the loose puck after Cole Cooksey was denied the front of the net on a solid hit and broke a scoreless tie 11-and-a-half minutes into the third period. The goal stood up as the winner in a 2-0 Salmon Arm win at Cominco Arena ending the Smoke […]
Penticton got “Parkered”! With Teagan Kendrick home in Trail after being ill all week, Ryan Parker’s performance provided the foundation for the Smoke Eaters sensational 4-3 overtime victory in the Okanagan. Parker’s 49th save was a desperate dive across the net late in the tie-breaking session, setting the stage for Jason Stefanek’s burial of his […]
Where do you start to describe the Smoke Eaters sensational 7-4 Friday night win over Sherwood Park? The pace was torrid from the opening face-off until the final buzzer and the season-high Cominco Arena crowd of 2,268 saw goalie Teagan Kendrick make back-to-back show stopping stops on the game’s first shift, the beginning of a […]
The drive for five is done. Tonight, the Trail Smoke Eaters trek to Penticton looking for a sixth straight win, in a battle of the two hottest teams in the BCHL. The Smokies battled back from a 2-1 deficit after one period to fire four unanswered goals for a 5-2 frosting of Spruce Grove. The […]
