Smoke Eaters Add National Champion In Three-Team Deal
The Trail Smoke Eaters Junior ‘A’ Hockey Club announced on Thursday that the team has acquired defenseman Powell Connor (’00) from the Chilliwack Chiefs while trading forward Levi Glasman (’99) to the Powell River Kings in a three-team trade. To complete the three-team trade, the Chiefs acquired defenseman Nathan Kelly (’00)...
Smoke Eaters Shutout By Vipers In Vernon
The Trail Smoke Eaters couldn’t find their footing and muster much offence in a 4-0 loss to the Vernon Vipers on Wednesday night at Kal Tire Place. Jagger Williamson registered three points in the game, scoring twice and adding an assist while Max Palaga made 26 saves for his first BCHL shutout as the Smoke Eaters fell on...
Smoke Eaters Captain Braeden Tuck Commits To Sacred Heart University
The Trail Smoke Eaters Junior ‘A’ Hockey Club is pleased to announce forward Braeden Tuck (’98) has committed to Sacred Heart University for the 2019/20 season. Tuck, 20, is in his third season as a member of the Smoke Eaters, playing in 121 career regular season games while registering 31 goals and 48 assists for 79 points...
Smoke Eaters Acquire Trevor Peca From Chilliwack
The Trail Smoke Eaters Junior ‘A’ Hockey Club is pleased to announce the acquisition of forward Trevor Peca (‘00) from the Chilliwack Chiefs in exchange for future considerations. Peca, 18, spent last season with the Buffalo Jr. Sabres of the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL), collecting 12 goals and 36 assists for 48...
Smoke Eaters Fall In Shootout To Close Out Trip In Nanaimo
NANAIMO, B.C. - The Trail Smoke Eaters scored three first period goals but surrendered the lead and eventually fell to the Nanaimo Clippers by a 4-3 score in a shootout on Sunday afternoon at the Frank Crane Arena. Kent Johnson scored a pair of first period goals while Michael Hagen earned his first career BCHL tally in a...
Smoke Eaters Fall In Overtime To Bulldogs
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - The Trail Smoke Eaters got an outstanding 43-save effort out of Tanner Marshall but fell in overtime to the Alberni Valley Bulldogs on Saturday night by a 4-3 score at the Alberni Valley Multiplex. Trevor Zins scored with just 30 seconds remaining in regulation to force the game into overtime where the...
Castlegar Gentleman’s League seeking hockey players
The Castlegar Gentleman’s League is looking for hockey players of any calibre that are interested in joining a team, having some fun and playing some hockey. Our times are Thursdays (7:45 and 9:15) and Sundays (7:15 and 8:30). The CGHL starts Oct. 21 and runs to March 10. We are holding our draft on Oct. 1, so if you are...
Fernie tragedy prompts $259,000 fix for Castlegar arena
Regional district staff in Castlegar are hard at work trying to complete the installation of vital new equipment in the arena before hockey season begins this fall, according to recreation director Jim Crockett. Results of an investigation, released yesterday, into the death of three men after an ammonia leak at the Fernie ...
Percival, Breese signings bolster Saints roster
The Selkirk College Saints didn’t need to look far to find a pair of top forward prospects to join the recruiting class for the upcoming 2018-2019 British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) season. As the Saints gear up to plot a return to the BCIHL championship final, Saints’ head coach Brent Heaven...
BCHL's Smoke Eaters set sights on Greater Vancouver spring camp
The Trail Smoke Eaters head to the Lower Mainland to host their last identification camp of the off-season, from June 8 to 10, at Planet Ice in Delta, BC. Registrants will compete for a spot in the team’s main camp, where they may earn a roster spot in the Interior Division of the BCHL, where the […]
