Trail, British Columbia (December 7, 2024) – The Trail Smoke Eaters sniped six second period goals on their way to an 11-0 beating of the beleaguered Bulldogs in Blackfalds. Evan Sundar broke out of a 12-game scoring drought with three goals and added two assists to lead the Trail attack. Sundar’s centreman Judah Makway was […]
Trail, British Columbia (December 6, 2024) – The Trail Smoke Eaters are pleased to announce that Forward Judah Makway (’04) has committed to the University of Alaska Anchorage Seawolves (NCAA). Makway, from Trail, BC has played in 112 games in a Smoke Eaters uniform over the course of the last 3 seasons with his hometown […]
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 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 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 […]
The Smokies dramatic 2-1 overtime win in Salmon Arm was in very many ways a “Shuswap surprise”! Lucas Lemieux scored a shorthanded goal with less than one second remaining in the third period to send the game to the extra period. Judah Makway was serving an interference penalty after a wild goalmouth scramble with 30-seconds […]
Judah Makway’s two goals and Teagan Kendrick’s powerful 33-save performance paced the Trail Smoke Eaters to a 4-1 win over Penticton on a fiery Friday night at Cominco Arena. Ridge Dawson got a gift just past the five minute mark as Vees defenseman Zach Nyman fanned on a pass from the corner, putting the puck […]
Holly Hannah, what a game! Judah Makway’s power play goal 1:28 into overtime got his teammates pouring off the bench in celebration and and thrilled the many Smoke Eater jersey-clad fans on hand, as Trail triumphed 6-5 in Victoria, ending a wild, wide-open display of offense by both teams. It didn’t start well for the […]
The game was good, the goalies were great and it wasn’t settled until the shootout. Jacob Terpstra got the game’s first goal and was the only successful sniper in the shootout, as Alberni Valley remained unbeaten in four home games, emerging with a 3-2 victory over the Trail Smoke Eaters. The Bulldogs got the lone […]
