The Smoke Eaters and Spruce Kings generated just five shots in the first period and scored five goals in the second, as Trail battled back from a pair of one-goal deficits to beat Prince George 5-2 at Cominco Arena. The floodgates opened at 3:45 of the middle frame when Spruce Kings defenseman Ben FeFranc’s shorthanded […]
The Smoke Eaters take their road warriors act to West Kelowna. The Trail troupe will tangle with the Warriors Friday night, hoping to rebound from a heart wrenching 3-2 loss to Penticton. The Interior Conference leaders capped a three goal comeback on Sunday with a power play goal late in the third period in a […]
The Trail Smoke Eaters are bus-bound for the land of the Bucks. The Friday night battle in Cranbrook is the eighth meeting in the season series between the BCHL’s Kootenay contingent. The Smokies want to rebound from last weekend’s back-to-back losses to Merritt, while the Bucks want to carry the momentum from Monday’s 9-1 mauling […]
The playoff series that isn’t a playoff series continues tonight in Merritt. The Smoke Eaters and Centennials meet for the third time in 13 nights to open a home-and-home series between the two Interior Conference rivals, pushing toward playoff preparedness. For the Smokies, it’s a chance to win a third straight game, while the Centennials […]
The Smokies had their first shootout of the 2023-24 season and picked up their first shootout win. Goalie Ryan Parker stopped Matheson Mason in the fourth round of the ultimate tie-breaker and sealed the 4-3 victory in Coquitlam right after Christian Kim snapped a low shot past Express goalie Ethan Simcoe. The Express goalie kept […]
Photo credit: Liz Wolter Trail Smoke Eaters forward Mathieu Cobetto-Roy, Surrey Eagles forward Caden Cranston and Salmon Arm Silverbacks defenceman Tristan Allen have been named the FortisBC 3 Stars of the Month. 1st Star – Mathieu Cobetto-Roy (F) – Trail Smoke Eaters In six January games, Cobetto-Roy had six goals, tied for the most in the league, […]
It’s a Friday night on the coast for the Trail Smoke Eaters. They take on the Express in Coquitlam in the only game between these two this season. The Smokies are off to an excellent start to the second half of the season. Last Saturday’s 3-1 win over Vernon gives Trail a 6-2 record since […]
Welcome back to Cominco Arena! The Trail Smoke Eaters make their return to home ice for the first time in almost two weeks. They host the Victoria Grizzlies riding a three game winning streak following the 3-2 win in Cranbrook nine nights ago and the All-Star break. The Trail troup has won five of their […]
Photo credit: Liz Wolter (Laylin, Cobetto-Roy) Salmon Arm Silverbacks forward Casy Laylin, Trail Smoke Eaters forward Mathieu Cobetto-Roy and Surrey Eagles forward Aaron Schwartz have been named the NAPA Auto Parts 3 Stars of the Week, from Jan. 12 to 17. 1st Star – Casy Laylin (F) – Salmon Arm Silverbacks Laylin averaged an astounding four points […]
It’s hockey night in Cranbrook. The Smoke Eaters are bound by bus for the East Kootenay to battle the Bucks. Trail has taken off early in the second half of the season. Sunday’s 4-1 patient pumping of Prince George at Cominco Arena was their fourth win in five games since the Christmas break. Judah Makway […]
