Lucas Lemieux lit the lamp at 4:03 of overtime to give the Trail Smoke Eaters a 4-3 win over West Kelowna in a 64-minute battle between these two Interior West BCHL rivals at Cominco Arena. The Warriors were looking to bounce back from a 9-0 opening night loss in Cranbrook and came out with energy […]
Opening night at Cominco Arena was fast, feisty, skilled and the result couldn’t have been any better for the hometown crowd of 1,621. The Smoke Eaters supplied three unanswered second snipes to secure a 5-3 win over the Vernon Vipers. The visitors started strong, scoring first on a three-way passing play finished by Luke Bibby, […]
It’s opening night at Cominco Arena. The Trail Smoke Eaters begin their quest for a BCHL championship against the team that eliminated them from last year’s playoffs. It’s also a chance to avenge last Friday’s 6-5 loss in Vernon to close out the preseason. The Smokies came back from a 5-2 second period deficit to […]
Game one of the Trail Smoke Eaters vs Vernon Vipers first round BCHL playoff series went exactly as expected. The two closely matched teams tangled toe-to-toe in a tight-checking physical affair that remained scoreless until late in the third period when the Vipers got a shorthanded goal and added an empty netter for the 2-0 […]
It’s go time! The Smoke Eaters open the playoffs tonight (Friday) in Vernon. Coach and GM, Tim Fragle has indicated all players will be available to open the best-of-seven series. Trail closed out the regular season last weekend with wins of 4-2 in both Penticton and Salmon Arm. Mathieu Cobetto-Roy scored the opening goal against […]
#4 Vernon Vipers vs. #5 Trail Smoke Eaters Head-to-Head: Trail won the season series 4-1 with one of their wins coming in overtime. Top Performers: Vernon – F Hank Cleaves (51 points), F Owen Kim (49 points), D Anthony Cliche (35 points), G Ethan David (.909 save percentage) Trail – F Mathieu Cobetto-Roy (51 points), […]
The last time the Trail Smoke Eaters won a regular season game in Penticton was November 6th, 2019. The drought is over after 1,605 nights. Teagan Kendrick turned in a terrific 47-save performance, backstopping the Smokies to a 4-2 triumph at the South Okanagan Events Centre. He held the Vees at bay after the home […]
It’s back on the bus for the boys of Trail, as the Smoke Eaters close out the regular season on the road. It begins with a Friday night matchup against the regular season conference and defending BCHL champion Penticton Vees. The Smoke Eaters’ lone victory in the six head-to-head matchups this season was a 4-3 […]
The Smoke Eaters play their second of three games this month in Salmon Arm in a Friday night showdown against the Silverbacks, looking for their fifth straight win. It’s also a return to the scene of arguably their best performance of the season. The 4-1 win on March 2nd was anchored by a stellar 29-save […]
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 […]
