Nick Germain tied the game with 1:30 left in regulation and then scored 29 seconds into overtime, lifting the Merritt Centennials to a 3-2 home win over the Alberni Valley Bulldogs. After Zak Bowles opened the scoring for the Cents in the second, Liam Conrad tied it for the ‘Dogs late in the middle frame […]

Jake Kauppila’s second goal of the night wound up being the winner for the Trail Smoke Eaters, who kept their playoff hopes flickering with a 6-4 home win over the Merritt Centennials. Chase Bell’s first BCHL goal for Merritt brought the Cents within one to start the third period but Trail replied promptly with Cooper […]

No BCHL goalie has played more minutes than Bailey MacBurnie this season and he’s parlayed the playing time into an NCAA Div. I scholarship. The Trail Smoke Eaters goalie and Beverly, Massachusetts product has accepted an offer to play for Sacred Heart University starting next season. MacBurnie has seven more appearances than any other netminder […]

In what will be his first and last full season in the BCHL, Kyle Star has made the most of the experience. The Langley product started the year as captain of the Surrey Eagles and has since moved to Trail, where he’s helped the Smoke Eaters battle for a playoff spot and now has a […]

Prior to the start of the season, Trail Smoke Eaters coach Nick Deschenes suspected first-year BCHLer Nick Halloran would be a key component to the team’s offence. Turns out he was right on the money. Halloran leads the team with 20 goals and 35 points and that prompted Colorado College to come calling. The product of […]

Jake Kauppila returned to the BCHL this season in search of a college hockey opportunity and in helping Trail win six of their past eight, good news has come his way. Bentley University in Waltham, Mass. will be the NCAA Div. I hockey home for Kauppila starting next season. The native of Gurnee, Illinois has […]