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Game Day | TRA at SA

A fast and furious start staked the Smokies to a 4-2 silencing of Salmon Arm to open a two-game Shuswap doubleheader. Trail’s hottest trio took matters into their own hands early. Christian Kim spun a great centreing pass from behind the Silverbacks net to Cash Carter who crammed in his team-leading 8th goal of the […]

Max Hense Commits to NCAA Division I St. Lawrence Saints

Trail, British Columbia (November 13, 2025) – The Trail Smoke Eaters are proud to announce that 2006-born defenceman Max Hense has committed to the St. Lawrence Saints men’s hockey program to play NCAA Division I hockey. Hense, from Düsseldorf, Germany, is in his first full season with the Smoke Eaters after joining the team in […]

Game Report

The streaking Smokies strike again! The Trail troupe increased its overall winning streak to five and have now won a team record nine straight road games following a thrilling 3-2 overtime victory in West Kelowna. That’s the good news. The bad news is starting goaltender Cooper Michaluk is out indefinitely with a lower body injury […]

Game Day | TRA at WK

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 […]

Game Day | TRA at CWK

The Kootenay kids conquered again. The Smoke Eaters scored two unanswered third period goals to vanquish the vaunted Vipers 4-3 in Vernon. Former Viper George Stavrianeas roofed a shot from the slot with just under seven minutes left in the third period to complete the comeback, sniping his first goal in a Smoke Eaters uniform. […]

Game Report | NAN at TRA

A persevering and proficient penalty kill prospered to push the Smoke Eaters past the pesky Nanaimo Clippers, putting the brakes on a four game losing streak with a 3-2 victory. The Smoke Eaters dominated the first forty minutes and if not for the several scintillating saves by Clippers goalie Valdimir Nikitin, it would have been […]

Game Day | SPC at TRA

The Trail Smoke Eaters end the two-week All Star break with tonight’s home ice showdown against the Sherwood Park Crusaders. Both teams are red hot. Trail is riding a league-high seven game win streak, while the Crusaders have won three in a row and are coming off a 5-3 beating of Brooks. Smokies centreman Jason […]

Game Day | OKO at TRA

After an unanticipated night off, the Trail Smoke Eaters return to action tonight (Sat) at home against the Okotoks Oilers. The Friday night clash against their Kootenay rivals from Cranbrook was postponed. The seven hour closure of Highway 3-95 at Yahk meant the Bucks team bus couldn’t get through. Once the highway reopened, the Bucks […]

Game Day | CRA at TRA

It’s another Cominco Arena Clash tonight between the Trail Smoke Eaters and their BCHL Kootenay Rivals, the Cranbrook Bucks. The Smokies are riding a league-high, six-game winning streak that includes a 6-4 New Year’s Eve victory in the East Kootenay. Rookie Cade De St. Hubert scored 30-seconds after the Bucks tied the game in the […]

Hense Signed for 2025

Trail, British Columbia (January 8, 2025) – The Trail Smoke Eaters have signed Max Hense and he is expected to join the team this week. Max is a 2006-born 6’2″ defenceman from Dusseldorf, Germany. Most recently, Max played in the World Junior Hockey Championship in Ottawa for Team Germany. Prior to the World Juniors, Max […]