Trail Smoke Eaters
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| City | Trail, British Columbia Trail, British Columbia Trail is a city in the West Kootenay region of the Interior of British Columbia, Canada.-Geography:Trail has an area of . The city is located on both banks of the Columbia River, approximately 10 km north of the United States border. This section of the Columbia River valley is located between the... |
| League | British Columbia Hockey League British Columbia Hockey League The British Columbia Hockey League is a Junior "A" ice hockey league from British Columbia under Hockey Canada, a subsection of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Founded in Vernon in 1961, the BCHL now includes 16 teams. These teams play in two conferences, known as the Coastal and the Interior... |
| Founded | 1926 |
| Home Arena | Cominco Arena Cominco Arena The Cominco Arena is a 2,537-seat multi-purpose arena in Trail, British Columbia. It is home to the Trail Smoke Eaters of the British Columbia Hockey League. The arena was funded by donations from the community, particularly from local mining company Teck Resources , and was built by tradesmen that... |
| Colours | Orange Orange (colour) The colour orange occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum at a wavelength of about 585–620 nm, and has a hue of 30° in HSV colour space. It is numerically halfway between red and yellow in a gamma-compressed RGB colour space, the expression of which is the RGB colour wheel. The... , Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light... , and White White White is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive cone cells in the human eye in nearly equal amounts and with high brightness compared to the surroundings. A white visual stimulation will be void of hue and grayness.White light can be... |
| Coach | Bill Birks |
| GM | Bill Birks |
The Trail Smoke Eaters are a Junior "A" ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team from Trail
Trail, British Columbia
Trail is a city in the West Kootenay region of the Interior of British Columbia, Canada.-Geography:Trail has an area of . The city is located on both banks of the Columbia River, approximately 10 km north of the United States border. This section of the Columbia River valley is located between the...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. They are a part of the British Columbia Hockey League
British Columbia Hockey League
The British Columbia Hockey League is a Junior "A" ice hockey league from British Columbia under Hockey Canada, a subsection of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Founded in Vernon in 1961, the BCHL now includes 16 teams. These teams play in two conferences, known as the Coastal and the Interior...
.
History
The Smoke Eaters have existed as both junior and seniorTrail Smoke Eaters (senior)
The Trail Smoke Eaters were a senior level men's ice hockey team from Trail, British Columbia that played from 1926 to 1987. They are recognized as being one of the best senior hockey teams in Canadian history...
teams since the 1920s and competed in the 1944 Memorial Cup championship and won two Allan Cup championships—1938 and 1962. The senior team also won two Ice Hockey World Championships
Ice Hockey World Championships
The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the European...
playing for Canada in 1939 and 1961; they were the last independent ice hockey club to represent Canada in international competition before the Canada men's national ice hockey team was established in 1963. The Smokies played in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League
Kootenay International Junior Hockey League
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" Ice Hockey league in British Columbia, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The winner of the KIJHL playoffs competes with the champions of the Pacific International Junior Hockey League and the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League...
until 1991, then joined the Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League
Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League
The Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League was a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey league in British Columbia.In 1975, the Quesnel Millionaires and Prince George Spruce Kings joined the Peace Junior B Hockey League. The PJBHL already included the Fort St. John Huskies, Dawson Creek Canucks, and Grande...
until 1995 when they bought out the rights to the Bellingham Ice Hawks and joined the BCHL.The name started when a player picked up a pipe and started smoking it after a fan threw it on the ice.
Season-by-Season record
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Points | Finish | Playoffs |
| 1969-70 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 335 | 86 | 58 | 1st, KJHL | KJHL Champions | ||||||
| 1970-71 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 52 | 1st, WKHL | WKHL Champions | ||||||||
| 1971-72 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| 256 | 96 | 42 | 2nd, WKHL | |||||||
| 1972-73 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| 194 | 165 | 34 | 3rd, KIJHL | |||||||
| 1973-74 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
| 184 | 195 | 22 | 6th, KIJHL | |||||||
| 1974-75 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| 270 | 161 | 48 | 2nd, KIJHL | |||||||
| 1975-76 | 34 | 24 | 8 | 2 | ||||||
| 239 | 178 | 50 | 1st, KIJHL | |||||||
| 1976-77 | 44 | 31 | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| 329 | 188 | 62 | 2nd, KIJHL | |||||||
| 1977-78 | 42 | 33 | 8 | 1 | ||||||
| 225 | 137 | 67 | 1st, KIJHL | |||||||
| 1978-79 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 245 | 113 | 74 | 1st, KIJHL | KIJHL Champions | ||||||
| 1979-80 | 40 | 18 | 22 | 0 | ||||||
| 219 | 240 | 36 | 9th, KIJHL | |||||||
| 1980-81 | 40 | 31 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| 323 | 186 | 62 | 2nd, KIJHL | KIJHL Champions | ||||||
| 1981-82 | 42 | 28 | 12 | 2 | ||||||
| 299 | 187 | 58 | 2nd, KIJHL | |||||||
| 1982-83 | 42 | 33 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| 291 | 191 | 66 | 2nd, KIJHL | |||||||
| 1983-84 | 40 | 7 | 33 | 0 | ||||||
| 172 | 278 | 14 | 12th, KIJHL | |||||||
| 1984-85 | 40 | 24 | 14 | 2 | ||||||
| 250 | 201 | 50 | 4th, KIJHL | |||||||
| 1985-86 | 42 | 34 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| 288 | 160 | 68 | 1st, KIJHL | |||||||
| 1986-87 | 42 | 13 | 29 | 0 | ||||||
| 239 | 279 | 26 | 6th, KIJHL | |||||||
| 1987-88 | 42 | 26 | 16 | 0 | ||||||
| 287 | 232 | 52 | 4th, KIJHL | |||||||
| 1988-89 | 45 | 33 | 11 | 1 | ||||||
| 288 | 191 | 67 | 3rd, KIJHL | |||||||
| 1989-90 | 40 | 30 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| 292 | 181 | 60 | 3rd, KIJHL | |||||||
| 1990-91 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 0 | ||||||
| 227 | 176 | 54 | 2nd, KIJHL | KIJHL Champions | ||||||
| 1991-92 | 52 | 31 | 18 | 3 | ||||||
| 284 | 219 | 65 | 1st, Kootenay | Lost in Finals, 2-3 (Spruce Kings Prince George Spruce Kings The Prince George Spruce Kings are a Junior "A" Ice Hockey team based in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Interior Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League... ) |
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| 1992-93 | 52 | 40 | 11 | |||||||
| 1 | 366 | 227 | 81 | 1st, Kootenay | Lost in Semifinals, 2-4 (Colts Cranbrook Colts The Cranbrook Colts were a Junior "B" and a Junior "A" team in Cranbrook, British Columbia. They were formed in 1971 as a Junior "B" team in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. They were immediately successful, winning the league title in their first four years... ) |
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| 1993-94 | 52 | 10 | 40 | |||||||
| 2 | 207 | 376 | 22 | 5th, Kootenay | Did not qualify | |||||
| 1994-95 | 52 | 21 | 31 | |||||||
| 0 | 243 | 289 | 42 | 5th, Kootenay | Did not qualify | |||||
| 1995-96 | 60 | 16 | 39 | 5 | - | 214 | 323 | 37 | 4th, Interior | Did not qualify |
| 1996-97 | 60 | 39 | 20 | 1 | - | 302 | 241 | 79 | 2nd, Interior | Lost in Semifinals, 1-4 (Vipers Vernon Vipers The Vernon Vipers are a Junior "A" Ice Hockey team based in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Interior Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League . They play their home games at Wesbild Centre.-History:... ) |
| 1997-98 | 60 | 35 | 23 | 2 | - | 222 | 209 | 72 | 3rd, Interior | Lost in Semifinals, 1-4 (Panthers) |
| 1998-99 | 60 | 14 | 43 | - | 3 | 166 | 259 | 31 | 6th, Interior | Did not qualify |
| 1999-00 | 60 | 8 | 47 | - | 5 | 155 | 353 | 21 | 6th, Interior | Did not qualify |
| 2000-01 | 60 | 18 | 34 | - | 8 | 199 | 293 | 44 | 6th, Interior | Did not qualify |
| 2001-02 | 60 | 29 | 24 | - | 7 | 218 | 210 | 65 | 4th, Interior | Lost in Quarterfinals, 0-3 (Panthers) |
| 2002-03 | 60 | 31 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 275 | 255 | 67 | 3rd, Interior | Lost in Semifinals, 0-4 (Vipers Vernon Vipers The Vernon Vipers are a Junior "A" Ice Hockey team based in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Interior Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League . They play their home games at Wesbild Centre.-History:... ) |
| 2003-04 | 60 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 242 | 237 | 60 | 5th, Interior | Lost in Quarterfinals, 2-3 (TimberWolves Williams Lake TimberWolves The Williams Lake TimberWolves are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada currently suspended from the BCHL . They were part of the British Columbia Hockey League. The team took a leave of absence for the 2007-08 and 2008-2009 seasons to relocate to Wenatchee,... ) |
| 2004-05 | 60 | 30 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 220 | 217 | 69 | 4th, Interior | Lost in Preliminary, 0-4 (Vees Penticton Vees The Penticton Vees are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. They are a part of the British Columbia Hockey League... ) |
| 2005-06 | 60 | 25 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 212 | 229 | 58 | 5th, Interior | Lost in Preliminary, 1-4 (Centennials Merritt Centennials The Merritt Centennials are a Junior "A" ice hockey team based in Merritt, British Columbia. They are members of the Interior Division of the British Columbia Hockey League . The franchise was established in Kamloops in 1961 and moved to White Rock in 1973 when the WCHL's Vancouver Nats moved to... ) |
| 2006-07 | 60 | 35 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 230 | 200 | 76 | 3rd, Interior | Lost in Quarterfinals, 1-4 (Vipers Vernon Vipers The Vernon Vipers are a Junior "A" Ice Hockey team based in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Interior Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League . They play their home games at Wesbild Centre.-History:... ) |
| 2007-08 | 60 | 23 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 169 | 213 | 53 | 5th, Interior | Lost in Preliminary, 0-3 (Vipers Vernon Vipers The Vernon Vipers are a Junior "A" Ice Hockey team based in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Interior Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League . They play their home games at Wesbild Centre.-History:... ) |
| 2008-09 | 60 | 25 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 188 | 215 | 54 | 6th, Interior | Lost in Division Quarterfinals, 0-3 (Warriors Westside Warriors The Westside Warriors are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. They are a part of the British Columbia Hockey League and play in the Interior Conference.... ) |
| 2009-10 | 60 | 20 | 32 | 1 | 7 | 216 | 271 | 48 | 6th, Interior | Lost in Division Quarterfinals, 1-4 (Warriors Westside Warriors The Westside Warriors are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. They are a part of the British Columbia Hockey League and play in the Interior Conference.... ) |
| 2010-11 | 60 | 31 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 198 | 172 | 68 | 5th, Interior | Lost Division Quarter-final |
Playoffs
- 1992 Lost Final
- Trail Smoke Eaters defeated Kimberley DynamitersKimberley DynamitersThe Kimberley Dynamiters are a Junior "B" Ice Hockey team based in Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Eddie Mountain Division of the Kootenay Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League . They play their home games at Kimberley Civic Centre.The team was...
4-games-to-none
Cranbrook Colts
The Cranbrook Colts were a Junior "B" and a Junior "A" team in Cranbrook, British Columbia. They were formed in 1971 as a Junior "B" team in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. They were immediately successful, winning the league title in their first four years...
4-games-to-3 Prince George Spruce Kings
Prince George Spruce Kings
The Prince George Spruce Kings are a Junior "A" Ice Hockey team based in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Interior Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League...
defeated Trail Smoke Eaters 3-games-to-2
- 1993
Cranbrook Colts
The Cranbrook Colts were a Junior "B" and a Junior "A" team in Cranbrook, British Columbia. They were formed in 1971 as a Junior "B" team in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. They were immediately successful, winning the league title in their first four years...
defeated Trail Smoke Eaters 4-games-to-2
- 1994
Chilliwack/Ladner/Bellingham Franchise
To secure entry into the BCHL, the Trail Smoke Eaters bought out the franchise rights to the Bellingham Ice Hawks, who previously existed in Ladner and Chilliwack.The Eagles played for six seasons in Langley of which 1983-84 was their dream-come-true season. That year, with a record of 40-8-2, placing third in the league, their hope for playoff success, was high. In the Quarter-Finals that year they grounded Abbotsford Flyers, 4–1. They sunk the Nanaimo Clippers
Nanaimo Clippers
The Nanaimo Clippers are a Junior "A" Ice Hockey team based in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Coastal Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League...
in the semi-finals, 4–2 to advance them to the league finals. In that series they jousted with the favoured Penticton Knights
Penticton Vees
The Penticton Vees are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. They are a part of the British Columbia Hockey League...
, who placed first in the league and won 4–0. The Peace Caribou Junior Hockey League champions, Prince George Spruce Kings, would fare no better as Langley chopped them down, 2–0, for the Mowat Cup
Mowat Cup
The Mowat Cup is emblematic of the Junior "A" ice hockey Championship of British Columbia .The cup was donated to the British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association by Mr...
. In the BC/Alta Championship
Doyle Cup
The Doyle Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won through a best-of-7 series, conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The series is played between the Fred Page Cup champions of the British Columbia Hockey League and the Enerflex Cup champions of the Alberta Junior Hockey League...
, Fort Saskatchewan Traders were out bartered, 4–2. Alas, all good things must come to an end and that is what happened to Langley in the Abbott Cup
Abbott Cup
The Abbott Memorial Cup, commonly referred to as the Abbott Cup, was awarded annually from 1919 through 1999 to the Junior "A" ice hockey Champion for Western Canada....
. The Weyburn Red Wings
Weyburn Red Wings
The Weyburn Red Wings are a junior ice hockey team, based in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, and currently playing in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. They play their home games at the Weyburn Colosseum which has a seating capacity of 1,950. The team colours are red and white. The team logo is the...
were having a dream-come-true season of their own, clipping Langleys wings, 4–0, and going on to win the Centennial Cup
Royal Bank Cup
The Royal Bank Cup is an annual ice hockey tournament held to determine the Canadian Junior A champion. The winner of the tournament wins the Royal Bank Cup...
, emblematic of Junior "A" Hockey supremacy in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Points | Finish | Playoffs |
| 1978-79 | 62 | 28 | 31 | 3 | - | 284 | 287 | 59 | 4th, Coastal | Lost in Division Semifinals, 1-4 (Blazers Bellingham Blazers The Bellingham Blazers were an American junior ice hockey team from Bellingham, Washington during the regular season and Langley, British Columbia during their 1970s playoff runs. They were members of the British Columbia Junior Hockey League.-History:... ) |
| 1979-80 | 66 | 35 | 30 | 1 | - | 326 | 328 | 71 | 3rd, Coastal | Lost in Division Semifinals, 3-4 (Clippers Nanaimo Clippers The Nanaimo Clippers are a Junior "A" Ice Hockey team based in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Coastal Conference of the British Columbia Hockey League... ) |
| 1980-81 | 35 | 1 | 34 | 0 | - | 89 | 302 | 2 | 8th, Coastal | Folded |
| 1981-82 | 48 | 7 | 41 | 0 | - | 204 | 405 | 14 | 7th in Coastal | DNQ |
| 1982-83 | 56 | 18 | 37 | 1 | - | 262 | 317 | 37 | 6th in Coastal | DNQ |
| 1983-84 | 50 | 40 | 8 | 2 | - | 337 | 192 | 82 | 1st in Coastal | Won League, Mowat Cup Mowat Cup The Mowat Cup is emblematic of the Junior "A" ice hockey Championship of British Columbia .The cup was donated to the British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association by Mr... , Doyle Cup Doyle Cup The Doyle Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won through a best-of-7 series, conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The series is played between the Fred Page Cup champions of the British Columbia Hockey League and the Enerflex Cup champions of the Alberta Junior Hockey League... |
| 1984-85 | 52 | 31 | 21 | 0 | - | 313 | 301 | 62 | 4th in Coastal | Lost in Quarter-Finals |
| 1985-86 | 52 | 12 | 40 | 0 | - | 232 | 373 | 24 | 6th in Coastal | DNQ |
| 1986-87 | 52 | 31 | 20 | 1 | - | 272 | 259 | 63 | 2nd in Coastal | Lost in Quarter-Finals |
| 1987-88 | 52 | 21 | 31 | 0 | - | 262 | 360 | 42 | 9th, BCJHL | Did not qualify |
| 1988-89 | 60 | 18 | 42 | 0 | - | 297 | 445 | 36 | 9th, BCJHL | Did not qualify |
| 1989-90 | 59 | 22 | 34 | 3 | - | 300 | 395 | 47 | 7th, BCJHL | Lost in Preliminary |
| 1990-91 | 60 | 21 | 34 | 5 | - | 238 | 315 | 47 | 9th, BCJHL | Did not qualify |
| 1991-92 | 60 | 30 | 26 | 4 | - | 310 | 290 | 64 | 5th, BCJHL | Lost in Finals, 0-4 (Lakers) |
| 1992-93 | 60 | 22 | 35 | 3 | - | 258 | 314 | 47 | 8th, BCJHL | Lost in Quarterfinals, 3-4 (Paper Kings) |
| 1993-94 | 60 | 18 | 39 | 3 | - | 250 | 324 | 39 | 9th, BCJHL | Did not qualify |
| 1994-95 | 60 | 29 | 28 | 3 | - | 276 | 284 | 61 | 4th, Mainland | Lost in Preliminary, 0-2 (Lakers) |