The Trail Smoke Eater are excited to announce the signing of Cooper Moore. Cooper is a 2006-born right shot forward from Red Deer, Alberta. He is currently team captain and in his 2nd season with the U18 AAA Red Deer Chiefs. This season Cooper is currently 2nd in the AEHL U18 AAA in league scoring […]
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 […]
Josh Schenk’s second goal of the night, just past the three minute mark of the third period broke the tie and stood up as the winner in a 4-3 Trail Smoke Eaters victory over the visiting Salmon Arm Silverbacks. The Cominco Arena crowd of 1,329 witnessed another entertaining and chippy affair as the Smoke Eaters registered their first victory of […]
The Smoke Eaters open week two of the regular season tonight against the Salmon Arm Silverbacks. Trail had two topsy-turvy 5-4 overtime losses last weekend to Cranbrook and West Kelowna. It was a wild weekend that featured a Michigan goal by Smokies’ newcomer Christian Kim and key goals on back-to-back nights by defenseman Adam Barrone. […]
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 (July 13, 2023) – Trail Smoke Eaters sign Merrimack College commit, Gryphon Watson-Bucci to 2023-24 Roster. The Trail Smoke Eaters are excited to announce the commitment of Gryphon Watson-Bucci to the roster for the 2023-24 season. Gryphon comes to Trail from Sudbury, Ontario and played last season with the […]
For Immediate Release Trail, British Columbia (April 24th, 2023) – The Smoke Eaters continue to bolster their offence for the 2023/24 season with Sacred Heart University (SHU) committed forward Jack DesRuisseaux committing to the Smoke Eaters for next season. DesRuisseaux, from Manchester, New Hampshire, a product of Tabor Academy, is set to join the Smoke […]
For Immediate Release Trail, British Columbia (September 21st, 2022) – The Trail Smoke Eaters are excited to announce the 2022/23 leadership team with Evan Bushy announced as the Team Captain. Bushy, from Thief River Falls, Minnesota, joined the Smoke Eaters last season and immediately became a staple both on the ice defensively and in the […]
For Immediate Release Trail, British Columbia (August 30th, 2022) – The Trail Smoke Eaters are excited to announce the contract extension of current General Manager & Head Coach Tim Fragle, on a multi-year extension through to the 2025 BCHL season! Fragle, who is about to begin his third season behind the Smoke Eaters bench, is […]
For Immediate Release Trail, British Columbia (August 8th, 2022) – The Smoke Eaters are excited to add University of Connecticut committed defenceman Braydan Smith (05) for the upcoming season. Playing with the Saskatoon Contacts U18 AAA team of the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League (SMAAAHL), the 6’3, right shot defenceman put up 23 points in 37 […]
