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The Trail Smoke Eaters finished eighth in the BC Hockey League this season with a 20-27-3-4 record and qualified for the Fred Page Cup playoffs. This is the sixth consecutive year the Smokies have qualified for the post-season although they were eliminated in the first round by the Penticton Vees […]
The Trail Smoke Eaters finished in the eighth spot in the Interior Conference during the 2021-22 BC Hockey League season. The Smokies faced the powerful Penticton Vees in the first round and were knocked out in five games. Trail has seven players committed to NCAA Division I schools and three […]
The Smoke Eaters will look a lot different this season. Gone is the high powered offence led by potential first-round NHL draft pick Kent Johnson. The Smoke Eaters will need to play an even better defensive game in front of last season’s rookie of the year, goaltender Logan Terness. […]
August 17 marked the beginning of the Trail Smoke Eaters camps for the upcoming 2020-21 season. The Trail Memorial Centre, formerly known as the Cominco Arena, hosts the Trail Smoke Eaters minor hockey developmental camp like the one to set off the end of summer camps leading into the […]
New Trail Smoke Eaters general manager and head coach Tim Fragle is feeling very excited about being back in the West Kootenay community. However, Fragle and his wife are still in the process of relocating from Edmonton during the global COVID-19 pandemic. Being an alumnus of the Smoke Eaters, […]
Trail names Tim Fragle general manager and head coach News: The Trail Smoke Eaters are thrilled to announce Tim Fragle as the team's new General Manager and Head Coach! Article: https://t.co/ntYTwUBqxj Welcome (back) to Trail Tim!#BCHL #WeAreSmokeEaters pic.twitter.com/cR0TTSkFf1 — Trail Smoke Eaters (@BCHLSmokeEaters) May 21, 2020 The Trail Smoke Eaters […]
