The Smokies play their lone game of the weekend tonight in Salmon Arm. It’s likely a preview of the first round of the playoffs. Trail is 3-2 in the season series with two wins in Salmon Arm, including a 4-3 shootout victory during the opening weekend of the season, which leaves the Silverbacks 2-2-0-1 in […]

Trail, British Columbia (January 29, 2026) — The Trail Smoke Eaters are excited to announce the signing of forward Alex Ostrovskyy for the 2026-27 season. Standing 5’10″ and shooting left, Ostrovskyy brings a competitive edge and offensive skill to the Smoke Eaters lineup. Last season with STAR Hockey Academy U17 Prep, he posted 24 goals […]

Trail, British Columbia (January 21, 2026) – The Trail Smoke Eaters would like to announce the signing of Sylvester Adolfsson. Adolfsson is a 6’0″, 181-pound left shot defenceman from Stockholm, Sweden and was most recently playing with Lovell Academy Blue 18U AAA in the PPHL 18U Division. This season — including the EP Cup Series […]

The All Star break is over and it’s back to business for the Trail Smoke Eater tonight in Spruce Grove. The Smokies want to rebound from a 1-and-4 start to the second half including recent back to back losses at home to West Kelowna and Cowichan Valley. And they will have to do it against […]

Another slow start came back to bite the Trail Smoke Eaters. The Coastal West Division leading Cowichan Valley Capital built a 3-0 lead in the first 13 minutes on their way to a 6-2 win at Cominco Arena. Smokies goalie Chayse Johnson endured a 21-shot barrage in the first period and made several important saves, […]

Take away the first 7:35 and it was an outstanding game for the Smoke Eaters. However, West Kelowna was leading 4-0 at that point and held on for a 5-4 win in front of a Cominco Arena crowd of 2,059. Caden Kemkaren-Humble opened the scoring at 2:59, scoring on a breakaway to end the game’s […]