The BCHL’s Kootenay clash returns to Cominco Arena tonight for pivotal game five. Wednesday’s 7-6 Cranbrook win in triple-overtime tied the BCHL first round series at two games each. Two tumultuous periods saw the teams pile up 10 goals in game four, capped by Cranbrook’s tying marker with under two minutes left in the third […]
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 predictions of a hard-nosed, highly competitive, grind-it-out playoff series between the Smokies and Bucks were bang on in game one at Cominco Arena. For the second time this season, Cranbrook battled back from a two-goal, third period deficit to win in Trail. Patrick Murphy’s deflection of a pass into the crease during a goal-mouth […]
“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 […]
The Trail Smoke Eaters clinched third place in the BCHL’s Interior Conference with an emphatic statement at Cominco Arena. They avenged a 4-3 overtime loss to Salmon Arm the night before with a solid 4-1 victory over the Silverbacks. The Smokies opened the scoring just shy of the 14-minute mark during a dominant first period […]
The Trail Smoke Eaters outshot and outchanced Blackfalds, but the Bulldogs’ last line of defense was the difference. Import goalie Kirill Kapustin made 38 saves, including 15 in the first period to secure the 2-1 victory for the basement bound Bulldogs who recorded their fifth straight win, to remain the hottest team in the BCHL. […]
Make it an even dozen! The Trail Smoke Eaters extended their franchise record winning streak to 12 games with a 7-4 shunning of Sherwood Park in front of a Cominco Arena crowd of 2,201 and it didn’t take long for the house to start rocking. Rookie Deacon Drummond drilled a shot in off the post […]
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 […]
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 Trail Smoke Eaters go for their third straight win tonight when they host the overall leaders of the BCHL. The Brooks Bandits, one of the five additions this season from the AJHL, are 11-1 on the season, having suffered their first setback over the weekend. The perennial contender while in the Alberta Junior Hockey […]
