Trail Smoke Eaters (senior)

Trail Smoke Eaters 1926-1987

The Trail Smoke Eaters were a Canadian amateur ice hockey team from the mining town of Trail in British Columbia, which existed from 1926 to 1987 and played in the West Kootenay League. The team won in 1938 and 1962, the Allan Cup, the most coveted trophy in the Canadian Senior Amateur Hockey. As the winner of the Allan Cup was sent up in 1963 as a Canadian national ice hockey team at International tournaments, the Smoke Eaters represented Canada at the Ice Hockey World Championships 1939 ( World Champion) and 1963 ( 4th place). Thus, they were the last amateur team that represented Canada as a national team. Additionally, the team for Canada was still sent to the Hockey World Cup 1961, where they won the last world title for Canada for the next 33 years.

The subsidized by the mining company Trail Smoke Eaters won during its existence 17 times the Savage Cup, the Hockey Championship of the Province of British Columbia, between 1927 and 1933 as many as seven times in a row. In addition to the former seniors team exists to this day one of the same junior team, which participates in the game operation of the British Columbia Hockey League.

Achievements

• Savage Cup winner: 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1960, 1962, 1979
• Allan Cup winner: 1938, 1962
• Ice Hockey World Champion (as Canadian National Team): 1939, 1961