The Trail Smoke Eaters wrap up a tough stretch of six out of seven games on the road this weekend. It begins with tonight’s showdown against the Bulldogs in Blackfalds, in the first meeting of the season series. The Smokies are the hottest team in the BCHL with four straight wins and points in five […]
The Trail Smoke Eaters meet the Surrey Eagles Sunday afternoon in a battle of two of the hottest teams in the BCHL. Trail’s 4-1 Saturday night triumph over the Silverbacks in Salmon Arm gives them points in four straight games including three wins, while the Eagles have points in five straight, including four victories following […]
The cardiac comeback kids from the Kootenays did it again! Jason Stefanek scored his 11th goal of the season at 3:47 overtime to give the Trail Smoke Eaters a 3-2 win in West Kelowna. It was another goaltender’s duel. Trail’s Teagan Kendrick set the bar high early, robbing Warriors forward Kelsen Podworney on a breakaway. […]
The Trail Smoke Eaters with newly shuffled forward lines and defense pairings due to injuries and the departure of 20-year-old winger Attila Lippai, battled through the adversity to beat the West Kelowna Warriors 4-1, delighting fans and family on hand for game one of Parents Weekend. The Cominco Arena crowd of 1,532 saw the teams […]
The Smoke Eaters play their final two home games of November, this weekend, beginning with tonight’s tilt against the West Kelowna Warriors. The Smokies will work to bounce back from Monday’s 7-3 setback in Penticton, while the Warriors are coming off a 3-2 overtime loss last Saturday in Okotoks. This is already the fourth meeting […]
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 Smokies had their chances, but despite outshooting Cowichan Valley 33-25, suffered a 4-2 setback in their BCHL Showcase opener. After falling behind early, Smokies netminder Teagan Kendrick stopped a series of six shots on one shift, including a couple of great saves to keep his mates within a goal. The Capitals then took a […]
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 […]
Friday night’s Smoke Eaters win was 8-standing! In addition to the 8-2 victory over the Warriors, the 1,505 Cominco Arena fans got to see a highlight reel goal by Jason Stefanek. His dirty-dangle in tight quarters through the West Kelowna defense was finished by a dastardly deke and the backhand burial of the biscuit past […]
The Trail Smoke Eaters fell victim to a slow start, a pair of second period power play goals and a prime time goaltending performance in a 6-3 Saturday setback in Sherwood Park. The Crusaders opened the scoring just 25-seconds into the game when Jeremy Lorenger got his first of two goals on a rebound. The […]
