It’s a Friday night Cominco Arena clash between two of the top teams in the BCHL. The Trail Smoke Eaters tangle with Brooks, needing a win to keep their hopes for a move up the Interior Conference standings alive. The Smokies are third, six points back of the Bandits with eight regular season games remaining […]
The Trail Smoke Eaters look to end a three game slide at home tonight against Cranbrook. The preceding franchise record 14-game win streak leaves Trail a solid third in the Interior Conference and clinched a playoff spot, while the Bucks, who have won four of their last five games, sit in sixth place, but well […]
The Trail Smoke Eaters were plagued by poor puck luck and a pivotal third period penalty call in a 5-2 loss to the Saints on a jam-packed Friday night at Grant Fuhr Arena in Spruce Grove. The Saints opened the scoring on Steven Kirkpatrick’s breakaway goal about 13-minutes into the game. Smokies goalie Teagan Kendrick […]
It’s time to start another streak. The Smokies record run of 14 straight victories ended last Saturday night with a 2-0 loss to Salmon Arm and it’s back on the road for a weekend in Alberta. Heading into tonight’s tilt in Spruce Grove, the Trail troupe is third in the Interior Conference, just one point […]
Trail, British Columbia (February 19th, 2025) – The Trail Smoke Eaters are proud to announce that forward Zach Coutu (’05) has committed to the University of Alaska Anchorage Seawolves (NCAA). Coutu, from Edmonton, Alberta joined the Smoke Eaters in late December from the AJHL. Zach has played in 12 games for the Smoke Eaters and […]
The Smoke Eaters beat Penticton 4-1 last Saturday in Trail, in their biggest game of the season. Tonight’s tilt in Penticton is even bigger. The franchise-record 13-game winning streak has the Smokies just two points back of the league-leading Vees. Last weekend’s win also halted Penticton’s 18-game points streak, which included 15 wins. Meanwhile, the […]
Tonight’s Cominco Arena clash between the Trail Smoke Eaters and Sherwood Park Crusaders is a battle between two of the highest scoring teams in the BCHL. The Crusaders lead the league with 176 goals, while the Smokies are tied with Chilliwack for second at 173. Sherwood Park’s attack boasts the league’s top two point producers. […]
Photo credits: Garrett James Photography (Stefanek, Kim), Mariah Howes (Coutu) Trail Smoke Eaters forwards Jason Stefanek, Christian Kim and Zach Coutu have been named the NAPA Auto Parts 3 Stars of the Week. 1st Star – Jason Stefanek (F) – Trail Smoke Eaters Stefanek tied for the league lead in points last week with seven in just […]
The Trail Smoke Eaters winning streak is “ten-tastic”. They set a new franchise record with a tenth straight win, beating the Bucks 6-3 Friday night in Cranbrook. The line of Jason Stefanek, Christian Kim and Zach Coutu set the table, combining for ten points. Coutu scored his first goal as a Smokie just before the […]
Where do you start to describe the Smoke Eaters sensational 7-4 Friday night win over Sherwood Park? The pace was torrid from the opening face-off until the final buzzer and the season-high Cominco Arena crowd of 2,268 saw goalie Teagan Kendrick make back-to-back show stopping stops on the game’s first shift, the beginning of a […]
