Another slow start came back to bite the Trail Smoke Eaters. The Coastal West Division leading Cowichan Valley Capital built a 3-0 lead in the first 13 minutes on their way to a 6-2 win at Cominco Arena. Smokies goalie Chayse Johnson endured a 21-shot barrage in the first period and made several important saves, […]
Former Viper Erik Pastro snapped out of a 12-game goalless drought with a vengeance. The 20-year-old Smokies centreman scored twice and assisted on another three goals as Trail tripped Vernon 6-5 in a wonderfully wild and wacky game in front of a Cominco Arena crowd of 2,098, with Pastro producing the game-winning goal into an […]
It’s time for the Smokies to enjoy some home cooking. They open a five game home stand tonight against the defending BCHL Champion Brooks Bandits and play seven of the final eight games before Christmas at Cominco Arena. Trail’s record is an outstanding 14-4 and even more astounding when you consider they have played 14 […]
Trail, British Columbia (November 18, 2025) – The Trail Smoke Eaters are proud to announce that 2006-born forward Louis Jonerheim has committed to the RIT Tigers of Rochester Institute of Technology for the 2027-28 season. Jonerheim, of Lund, Sweden, stands 6’4″ (194 cm) and 207 lbs (94 kg), and shoots left. This season with the […]
On the road again. The 12-2 Trail Smoke Eaters play their 11th game of the season away from Cominco Arena tonight in Okotoks against the Oilers. The Smokies rebounded from a 4-1 setback to Salmon Arm, which ended a five game winning streak, with a 5-2 clipping of Cranbrook. Christian Kim led the attack with […]
The Smokies are back on top of the BCHL’s Interior West Division after a hard fought 2-1 win over Blackfalds. The Friday night affair at Cominco Arena turned into a tremendous goaltenders duel. Bulldogs netminder Carson Mertz made his most scintillating stops in the first period, including a cross-crease scramble to take a tap-in, power-play […]
A night of firsts paced the Trail Smoke Eaters to their record eighth straight road victory. Caden Stoltz and Matthias Pape scored their first BCHL goals and goalie Chayse Johnson recorded his first BCHL win as the Smokies stopped the Kings 5-2 in Powell River. In addition to throwing his 5′ 8″, 150-lb body into […]
The cardiac Kootenay kids pulled another one out of the fire. Louis Jonerheim extended his consecutive game point streak to five with a power play goal about two-and-a-half minutes into overtime to give the Smokies a stunning 3-2 decision over Alberni Valley at the BCHL Showcase Thursday morning in Abbotsford. Adversity struck early in the […]
Louis Jonerheim’s two goals in the second period was the difference as the Smoke Eaters opened their BCHL Showcase with a 4-2 win over Nanaimo. The 6’4″ Swedish power forward showcased his goal scoring ability from prime scoring territory, converting a feed from Dylan Lariviere who battled through a double team to make the perfect […]
It’s opening night at Cominco Arena! The game is not only the Trail Smoke Eaters home opener after completion of $2.5-million worth of renovations, it’s a clash between the top two teams in the BCHL’s Interior West Division as West Kelowna comes in with a 4-1-1 record. The Smokies are riding a 6-0 road record […]
