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Bucks Sweep Smoke Eaters In Weekend Games As Smokies Suffer 6-0 Loss Saturday Night In Cranbrook

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By Andrew Chernoff CanucksBanter

October 1, 2022

Try as they might, the Trail Smoke Eaters just can’t put two wins together like their Kootenay rival the Cranbrook Bucks.

The Bucks made it two straight from the Smokies this weekend, who fell to a 1-3 record to begin the season, with a 6-0 loss Saturday night in Cranbrook.

Cranbrook outshot Trail 37-26 (6-12, 20-7, 11-7).

Cranbrook, after their 3-1 road win the night before, continued where they left off, opening the scoring for the second straight game, to lead 1-0 at the first intermission. Nick Peluso, first goal of the season.

The Bucks added to their scoring in the last half of the second period, with a power play goal, by Jack Silich (2), and then took commanding control of the game late in the 2nd, closing out the middle period with their 3rd unanswered goal to lead 3-0. Nick Peluso, second of the game.

It didn’t take the Bucks long to add an exclamation to the game, less than two minutes into the final period, making it 4-0. Rhys Bentham (1).

Trail would try to pull a comeback attempt and do their best to respond with a goal of their own but got into penalty trouble for their efforts resulting in Cranbrook getting their second power play goal of the game to make it 5-0. Kellan Hjartarson (2).

When things go bad, it can get worse, and 93 seconds later it did. With the Smokies on the power play, Cranbrook made it 6-0, with a shorthand goal. Jaxon Fuder (1) unassisted.

Cranbrook goalie Nathan Airey got the shutout; Nick Peluso, a 3 point (2-1=3) night; Jaxon Fuder, 2 points (1-1=2); Rhys Bentham, 2 points (1-1=2); Donovan Frias, 2 points (0-2=2).

Game Highlights

Smoke Signals

  • The Smokies have gone 83:58 without scoring a goal now.
  • Trail faces weekend games against Wenatchee Wild and West Kelowna Warriors in Trail on Friday October 7 and Saturday October 8
  • Trail was 0 for 4 on the powerplay and 2 for 4 on the penalty kill in Cranbrook Saturday night
  • Smokies have allowed the opening goal of the game in all four games to begin the season, losing 3 of 4 games.
  • Trail has given up 20 goals against and scored 9 goals to begin the season, and it is not the fault of their goalie tandem of Cole Tisdale and Teagan Kendrick
  • Trail power play is 4 for 13: 30.77 percent, while penalty kill is 5 for 14: 64.29 percent
  • Smokies are averaging 2.25 goals per game and 5 goals against per game
  • Trail have scored 5 even-strength goals of their 9 total goals (4 goals have come on powerplay) in 4-games played
  • Goals For & Goals Against differential is -11, worst in the British Columbia Hockey League after the first two weeks of play

GAME NOTES

Source: bchl.ca

Smoke Eaters Continue Inconsistent Play In 3-1 Season Home Opener Loss To Cranbrook Bucks Friday Night

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By Andrew Chernoff, CanucksBanter

September 30, 2022

The Trail Smoke Eaters and Cranbrook Bucks came into the Smokies season home opener with identical 1-1 records, after each team opened the BCHL 2022-23 season on the road last weekend.

Cranbrook opened the scoring in the opening frame with a goal from Jarrod Smith (2), assists to Kellan Hjartarson and Carsyn Good with less than four minutes left in the period.

Prior to the goal, players Judah Makway of Trail and Jack Henry of Cranbrook, collided hard in the Cranbrook end, resulting in Henry falling to the ice hard. The trainers from both teams responded, ambulance was called and he was put on stretcher and taken to Trail hospital to be checked over.

Trail received their lone goal from Nic Remissong (3) to tie the game late in the second period on the powerplay, assisted by Trey Fechko and Quinn Disher to even the game at 1-1.

In the 3rd period, the Bucks scored two goals in 17 seconds early in the final half of the period to pull away from the Smoke Eaters at 3-1.

Trail was unable to create sustained pressure in the Cranbrook end to be able to make a comeback, as Bucks goalie Carter Capton denied all attempts.

Cranbrook outshot Trail 30-27 (8-8, 14-10, 8-9). Smokies were 1 for 3 on the powerplay and a perfect 3 for 3 on the penalty kill.

Trail and Cranbrook will be at each other again Saturday night for Cranbrook’s home opener, with the Smokies looking to even up the weekend series.

GAME NOTES

Source: BCHL