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 […]
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. […]
Yesterday, the initial rosters for the BCHL’s All-Star Weekend in Salmon Arm were announced after a vote between head coaches and general managers from the league’s 21 teams. Today, the league has launched a Fan Vote to select the remaining roster spots. With each team having one skater voted into the game already, and all four goalies already selected, […]
The Smoke Eaters open a weekend road trip tonight in Okotoks. It’s also the lid-lifter of a tough stretch with six of the next seven games on the road. The Smokies are coming off a grinding pair of games last weekend at home with a 4-1 win over West Kelowna and a hard-fought 4-1 loss […]
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 […]
It’s hockey night in Trail as the Smoke Eaters host the Spruce Grove Saints. The Trail troupe is looking to bounce back from Wednesday’s 5-2 loss to the league-leading Brooks Bandits, on a night when puck luck eluded them. The Saints are another one of the five teams who left the AJHL for the BCHL […]
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 […]
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 […]
