Hockey

Known as "BC's best sports town," hockey has been the lifeblood of Trail for generations with a long and storied history.

Dating back to the early 1900's Trail's hockey teams have dominated the provinvial hockey scene and have the distinction of being the last amateur hockey team to win the world championships in 1961. After a their world championship win, the 1938-39 Trail Smoke Eaters, one the best amateur teams to play hockey in Canada left a legacy for others to follow, most notably, the 1961 World Championship and 1962 Allan Cup Champions.

Still a dominant team today the Trail Smoke Eaters now play in the BCHL. The "Smokies" as they are affectionatley known regularly fill the 2,108 seat Cominco Arena in downtown Trail.

Supported by a large and dedicated fan and volunteer base Trail has hosted many high profile hockey events from NHL training camps, international exhibition games, to the more recent World Junior A Hockey Championships featuring Russia, Canada, Germany the USA and Belarus that was successful to the point of Canada Hockey officially endorsed the City of Trail as a pre-competition training location for itnernational teams leading up to the 2010 Winter Olympics.

 

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Featured Athlete
Dallas Drake

Dallas Drake, a Trail, BC native began his trek to the NHL playing for 3 years with the Rossland Jr. Warriors in the Rossland Arena before going on to a 16 year NHL playing career scoring 177 goals and accumulating 477 points. Dallas retired in 2008 after winning his first Stanley Cup which he brought home and paraded through Rossland to adoring crowds.

Trail Memorial Centre

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The Trail Memorial Centre contains the 2,108 sat Cominco Arena complete with 8 foot high glass all the way around the rink, excellent ice quality and a four sided video scoreboard system with live broadcasting capabilities. Eight dressing rooms, ample space for equipment storage and close easy access to excellent medical facilities make this facility an ideal venue for hosting international teams and training camps.

Hosting Portfolio: 

2007 World Junior A Hockey Challenge
2006 and 1982 BC Winter Games
Home to Trail Smoke Eaters Junior A team
Past training site for the Men’s and Women’s Canadian National team.
1960 Allan Cup Championships

Location: 

Situated on the banks of the Columbia Rivers in the heart of downtown Trail the arena and sports complex are within easy walking distance of Trail’s shops and restaurants. The facility is only 200 meters away from a deluxe hotel with excellent accommodations and is 1km away from the regional hospital with over 100 medical doctors and specialists. Also located in the complex are an 8 sheet curling rink, full sized gymnasium with seats for 1,000, full banquet kitchen facilities, squash and racquetball courts.

Facility Specs: 
Year completed 1949
Seating capacity 2108
Parking capacity 500
Medical room Yes
Warm up area Yes
Licensed for alcohol Yes
Official rooms 2
Food services Yes
Dressing rooms 8
   
Facility Specs: 
Scoreboard Electronic
Sound system Yes
Owner City
Office space Yes
Weight room / fitness facility Yes
Equipment storage Yes
Ticket box Yes
Media room Yes
Internet capability High Speed
Hospitality room Yes
Contact Info: 
Trail Memorial Centre Contact: Robert Baker –Parks and Recreation Director
1051 Victoria Street P: 1-250-364-0808
Trail, BC, Canada F:1-250-364-0845
V1R 3T3 E: rbaker@trail.ca
  W: www.Trail.ca

Rossland Arena

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The Rossland Arena built in 1947 has been raising hockey champions for over 50 years. Home to NHL Stanley Cup Winner Dallas Drake, Rossland’s high altitude at 1,023 Meters (3,400 feet) and consistently cold and dry weather along with dedicated long term rink staff create a hard and fast ice surface commonly known as BC's best ice surface. The arena which seats 800, with available parking for 150-200 cars is located within an easy 2 block walk of the restaurants, hotels and shops of the pedestrian friendly downtown Rossland Core.

Hosting Portfolio: 

BC Senior Men's Hockey Championships-’07 
 Midget House Tournament –Annual
 Midget Rep Tournament –Annual
 Tiger Williams Old Timers Game '00

Fast Facts: 

NHL Sized Ice Surface 
800 Seating Capacity
 5 Dressing Rooms 
“Best Ice Surface” in BC

Location: 

2 blocks from Rossland’s Historic Downtown Core on 2nd Avenue. Only a ten minute drive north of the Canada/US Border, a 2.5 hour drive from Spokane International Airport (Washington State) and 3.5 hour drive from Kelowna International Airport. Rossland is easily accessible from major airports from both Canada and the United States. The regional airport of Trail is a 20 minute drive, and Castlegar airport is a 30 minute drive.

Facility Specs: 
Year completed 1947
Seating capacity 800
Parking capacity 150
Medical room No
Warm up area No
Licensed for alcohol Yes
Official rooms 1
Food services Yes
Dressing rooms 5
   
Facility Specs: 
Scoreboard Electronic
Sound system Yes
Owner City
Office space Yes
Weight room / fitness facility No
Equipment storage Yes
Ticket box Yes
Media room Yes
Internet capability High Speed
Hospitality room Yes
Contact Info: 

Rossland ArenaContact: Robin Hethey –Rossland Recreation 1860 2nd Avenuee: info@rossland.caV0G 1Y0p: 250-362-7396 Rossland, BC f: (250)362-5451  

Beaver Valley Arena

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Located in the heart of the Pastoral Beaver Valley in the Village of Fruitvale, the Beaver Valley Arena provides the heartbeat that drives the sports life of the valley. Home to the Beaver Valley Nite Hawks hockey team and local figure skating club, the 600 seat arena provides solid cold ice and a friendly small town atmosphere with a vibrant volunteer culture that rallies around events making them successful for event organizers as well as the local population.

Hosting Portfolio: 
  • KIJHL Playoffs

  • Village of Fruitvale 50 year Celebrations

  • Home Arena of the Beaver Valley Nite Hawks
Fast Facts: 
  • 600 seat capacity

  • Home of the Beaver Valley Nite Hawks
  • 
5 Dressing Rooms

  • Wireless Internet on-site
Location: 

In the heart of the Beaver Valley in the town of Fruitvale, the Beaver Valley arena is 10km east of Trail and 20km north east of Rossland. Within a 10 minute walk of Fruitvale’s downtown shops and restaurants. 10 minutes from the Trail regional airport and 35 minutes to the Castlegar airport. 2.5 hours north of the Spokane Washington international airport.

Facility Specs: 
Year completed
1974
Seating capacity
600
Parking capacity
200
Medical room
No
Warm up area
No
Licensed for alcohol
Yes
Official rooms  
Food services
Yes
Dressing rooms
5
   
Facility Specs: 
Scoreboard
Electronic
Sound system
Yes
Owner
City
Office space
Yes
Weight room / fitness facility
No
Equipment storage
Yes
Ticket box
Yes
Media room
No
Internet capability
Wireless
Hospitality room
Yes
Contact Info: 
Beaver Valley Arena Contact: Sera Wilcox – Sharon Toupin
1777 Green Rd. E: bvrc@netidea.com
Fruitvale BC P:1-(250)-367-7048
V0G 1LO F: 1-(250)-367-9397