After Monday’s blocking of the sun by the moon, the Smokies are out to totally eclipse their 2-0 deficit to the Vipers in their BCHL opening round playoff series over the next two evenings, beginning tonight at Cominco Arena. Vernon used home ice advantage to get two goals late in the third period, including an […]
It’s go time! The Smoke Eaters open the playoffs tonight (Friday) in Vernon. Coach and GM, Tim Fragle has indicated all players will be available to open the best-of-seven series. Trail closed out the regular season last weekend with wins of 4-2 in both Penticton and Salmon Arm. Mathieu Cobetto-Roy scored the opening goal against […]
It’s only fitting that the Trail Smoke Eaters play their final home game of the regular season against their Kootenay rival, the Cranbrook Bucks. The teams opened the regular season at Cominco Arena with the Bucks recording a crazy 5-4 win in overtime, scoring a goal with one second left in the second period, and […]
The Trail Smoke Eaters play their final two home games of the regular season this weekend, including tonight’s Friday night contest against the West Kelowna Warriors, which includes the team awards ceremony immediately after the game, followed by the annual Fan Photo on the ice. Trail has taken the last two head-to-head matchups with a […]
The Smoke Eaters play their second of three games this month in Salmon Arm in a Friday night showdown against the Silverbacks, looking for their fifth straight win. It’s also a return to the scene of arguably their best performance of the season. The 4-1 win on March 2nd was anchored by a stellar 29-save […]
Trail, British Columbia (March 13, 2024) – The Trail Smoke Eaters are proud to announce that defenceman Ethan Warrener (’03) has committed to the University of Alaska Anchorage for the 2024-25 season. Warrener is in his third season with the Trail Smoke Eaters and heads the leadership group as Captain. The Calgary, Alberta native has […]
The Trail Smoke Eaters are hoping home cooking this weekend will vault them into fourth place in the BCHL’s Interior Conference. The first of two home games goes Friday night against the Prince George Spruce Kings. The Smokies will try to ride the momentum of last weekend’s sweep of road games in West Kelowna against […]
It was a wild, wacky, weird, yet wonderful night in West Kelowna. The Smokies came back from a first period deficit of 3-1 and trailed 5-3 after two periods before posting a 6-5 win in overtime. Captain Ethan Warrener had the biggest night of his career. The defenseman opened the scoring on a power play […]
The Smoke Eaters are on a mission to make Friday an evening of redemption. They host the Centennials after last Friday’s 5-1 loss in Merritt. The sign of things to come happened quickly. The Centennials had a week to rest and prepare for the game, while the Smokies were coming off a 4-3 shootout win […]
It’s hockey night in Cranbrook. The Smoke Eaters are bound by bus for the East Kootenay to battle the Bucks. Trail has taken off early in the second half of the season. Sunday’s 4-1 patient pumping of Prince George at Cominco Arena was their fourth win in five games since the Christmas break. Judah Makway […]
