Teagan Kendrick didn’t score, nor pick up an assist, but his heroics, especially in the second period, is largely responsible for the Smoke Eaters picking up a point Friday night in Okotoks in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Oilers. The 20-year-old netminder only had to make ten saves during his sensational second period soliloquy, […]
The Smokies open a two-game long-weekend run on the road tonight in Vernon. The Trail boys have had a week to prepare, after posting a 5-1 win last Friday night over Spruce Grove at Cominco Arena. It was a bounce back game following a 5-2 loss to Brooks two night’s earlier and marked a resounding […]
The Trail Smoke Eaters snapped an 0-for-18 slump on the power play with four goals on the man advantage, the difference in a 5-1 win over Spruce Grove at Cominco Arena. The Smokies started slowly as the Saints had a substantial territorial edge in the first period, but were held at bay by the 11 […]
And so it begins. The Trail Smoke Eaters (4-2-1) open a four games in five days road trip tonight against the Bulldogs (3-2-1) in Alberni Valley. The team is back into a normal game day routine after Thursday’s 12-hour trek on the bus and ferry. For some players like rookie defenseman Cohen Carter, it was […]
It’s opening night at Cominco Arena. The Trail Smoke Eaters begin their quest for a BCHL championship against the team that eliminated them from last year’s playoffs. It’s also a chance to avenge last Friday’s 6-5 loss in Vernon to close out the preseason. The Smokies came back from a 5-2 second period deficit to […]
After breaking through with a victory Wednesday night at Cominco Arena, the Trail Smoke Eaters face elimination from the 2024 playoffs again Friday night in hostile territory. They are behind three-games-to-one and need a victory tonight at Kal Tire Place in Vernon to force a sixth game of this opening round series, slated for Sunday […]
With both coaches emphasizing defensive responsibility, it was the offenses that carried the night at Cominco Arena. The Smoke Eaters fired 54 shots on goal on their way to a 7-3 win over Cowichan Valley in front of just over 1,600 fans, including many parents of players. It would appear to be a great save […]
You had the feeling it would be a memorable night when Trail rookie Callas Pierce got his first BCHL goal early in the first period and then Nanaimo tied the game three minutes later when the puck came over top of the net from the backboards and went in off Smokies goalie Teagan Kendrick three minutes […]
Interesting, bizarre, frustrating and dominant. There are probably many more words to describe Friday’s 4-2 Smoke Eaters win over the visiting Merritt Centennials. Trail dominated the first two periods, outshooting the visitors who were riding a three-game winning streak 33-10 over the first forty minutes, but only two shots got past Centennials netminder, Karlis Mezsargs. Jason […]
Smokies head coach and general manager Tim Fragle is set to begin his fourth season behind the bench and has made several additions to the roster through recruiting and trades. He gives us a scouting report on this year’s new Smokies players. New recruits Adam Barone (2004, D) Hometown: Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Previous team: […]
