FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Smoke Eaters sign Okanagan Hockey Academy product Ridge Dawson for 2021/22 Trail, British Columbia (May 14th, 2021) – The Trail Smoke Eaters are excited to announce the newest member to the squad ahead of the 2021/22 season in forward Ridge Dawson from Kelowna, BC. Dawson, who captained his team at the Okanagan […]

A year later, on what could have been the Interior Division final between the Smoke Eaters and the Penticton Vees, these two teams will face each other in the 2020/21 BCHL Season opener at the South Okanagan Events Centre at 7pm tonight. Four and a half months since they last played a game, the Smoke […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Smoke Eaters announce 2020/21 Leadership Group Trail, British Columbia (April 1st, 2021) – The Trail Smoke Eaters are thrilled to announce the six players who will make up this season’s leadership group as the team prepares for the 2020/21 pod season in Penticton, which begins Friday night. Chase Dafoe will be the […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Smoke Eaters sign high end Calgary Buffaloes U18 product Brendan Ross for 2021/22 Trail, British Columbia (January 25th, 2021) – The Trail Smoke Eaters are excited to announce the signing of Calgary born forward Brendan Ross from the Calgary Buffaloes U18 team for the 2021/22 BCHL season. Brendan Ross, younger brother to […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Smoke Eaters sign Joel Barton and Chris Kobelka for the 2021-22 season. Trail, British Columbia (January 20th, 2021) – The Trail Smoke Eaters are excited to announce the first two recruits for the 2021-22 season in Joel Barton out of the Okanagan Hockey Academy (OHA) and Christopher Kobelka from the Edge Hockey […]

It’s finally here. After a couple of set up games it’s time for the Kootenay Cup to be decided, as the Cranbrook Bucks come to Trail for a weekend doubleheader. KOOTENAY CUP SCHEDULE Oct. 16 Cranbrook 7:00 pm @ Trail Memorial Centre Oct. 17 Cranbrook 7:00 pm @ Trail Memorial Centre Oct. 24 at Cranbrook […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Smoke Eaters announce captain for 2020/21 season Trail, British Columbia (October 9th, 2020) – The Trail Smoke Eaters are excited to announce that veteran defenceman Cody Schiavon will be this year’s team captain. Schiavon, who begins his first full season in Trail after being acquired last October, will take the leadership mantle, […]

It’s been one of the longest breaks in Trail Smoke Eaters history, with 214 days from when the Smoke Eaters completed the sweep against Prince George on March 3rd. Now 7 months later they will hit the ice against their newest rivals, the Cranbrook Bucks. While the Bucks will have an entirely new roster to […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Smoke Eaters re-acquire Jordan Hendry from the AJHL Trail, British Columbia (September 7th, 2020) – The Trail Smoke Eaters are excited to welcome back Jordan Hendry for the 2020/21 season after acquiring him through multiple trades. The first trade of the day saw the Smoke Eaters send the CJHL playing rights of […]

The Trail Smoke Eaters have a long standing history not only in the City of Trail, but in Junior and International hockey. With that history comes a long list of alumni who have gone on to play college hockey, play or work in the NHL or follow another passion in life once their Smoke Eater […]