With both coaches emphasizing defensive responsibility, it was the offenses that carried the night at Cominco Arena. The Smoke Eaters fired 54 shots on goal on their way to a 7-3 win over Cowichan Valley in front of just over 1,600 fans, including many parents of players. It would appear to be a great save […]
The Smoke Eaters deserved a better fate. They battled fatigue following a long trip home from Penticton on Saturday night and an early start against a Bucks team that had been resting since Friday night, in a hard-fought, grind-it-out, playoff-style 2-1 overtime loss on Sunday afternoon in Cranbrook. The Smoke Eaters had the best scoring […]
The Trail Smoke Eaters battled to the bitter end before ending a coastal road trip with three games in as many nights with a 4-2 loss in Surrey. The Eagles, who had been resting since Friday night, jumped out to a 2-0 first period lead on goals by Aaron Schwartz at 6:46 and Nathan Oickle […]
The Trail Smoke Eaters road trip continued to be memorable and on Saturday night they created a fond, but anxious memory with a 5-4 victory. They awoke to a power outage in Powell River and endured another long day of travel by bus and ferries which started at 7:30 a.m. and ended with the 3:45 p.m. […]
Interesting, bizarre, frustrating and dominant. There are probably many more words to describe Friday’s 4-2 Smoke Eaters win over the visiting Merritt Centennials. Trail dominated the first two periods, outshooting the visitors who were riding a three-game winning streak 33-10 over the first forty minutes, but only two shots got past Centennials netminder, Karlis Mezsargs. Jason […]
And so it begins. The Trail Smoke Eaters open the 2023-24 regular season against their Kootenay rival, the Cranbrook Bucks tonight at Cominco Arena. They met twice during the preseason with the Bucks winning 6-4 in Trail and 4-3 back home in last Saturday’s preseason finale for both teams, which saw Cranbrook come […]
Smokies head coach and general manager Tim Fragle is set to begin his fourth season behind the bench and has made several additions to the roster through recruiting and trades. He gives us a scouting report on this year’s new Smokies players. New recruits Adam Barone (2004, D) Hometown: Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Previous team: […]
For Immediate Release Trail, British Columbia (May 4th, 2023) – The Smoke Eaters are excited to announce the signing of four players following the team’s April Spring ID Camp in April which includes one of Trail’s own! The Smoke Eaters have made some roster additions for next season following a very successful spring camp held […]
