The Smokies play their lone game of the weekend tonight in Salmon Arm. It’s likely a preview of the first round of the playoffs. Trail is 3-2 in the season series with two wins in Salmon Arm, including a 4-3 shootout victory during the opening weekend of the season, which leaves the Silverbacks 2-2-0-1 in […]

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, […]

What a difference a day makes. The Smokies came out more focused and energized resulting in a 5-3 Cominco Arena conquest of the Salmon Arm Silverbacks. It started with Erik Pastro’s proficient deflection. The tall centreman tipped a Christian Kim pass through his own legs and past Silverbacks goalie Mikkel Christenson just shy of the […]

The Smokies rode a pair of late period surges to a 5-2 win over Brooks, much to the delight of the Cominco Arena crowd of 1,724. The highlight of a tightly played first period was Trail goalie Lyam Leblanc’s gargantuan glove save off Dimitris Dilevka. The 20-year-old puck stopper turned in a superlative 30 save […]

Trail, British Columbia (July 25, 2025) – The Trail Smoke Eaters are proud to announce the signing of Ryan Oothoudt. Oothoudt is a 2007-born 6’2″ right shot forward from Little Falls, Minnesota and played last season at Little Falls High School and Minnesota Voyageurs 18U. In 42 games this past season, Ryan scored 37 goals […]