Jacklin and Birks Interviews

Smokies Forward Scott Jacklin

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Jacklin was fantastic last night with a hat trick and a terrific assist in a 4-2 win over Powell River. How good has the Jacklin/Mellor/St. Denis line looked thus far? They could be the top line in the league this season before it is all said and done. Both Trail and Penticton are 2-0 heading into their match up at 1pm today. The winning team is the first Mountain FM Ashes champion. Penticton went 3-0 at the tournament last year before it was sponsored by the radio station.

Here are some comments from Smokies Assistant Coach Bill Birks:



Come check it out today at 1pm when we had out the Mountain FM Ashes to the winner. I also wanted to say thanks for all the kind words today it has been overwhelming. I'm so honoured to have been a small part of this area's amazing sports tradition. See you at the rink!

Mountain FM Ashes: Trail 4 Powell River 2

Mountain FM Ashes: Trail Smoke Eaters 4 Powell River Kings 2

First Period

1) Powell River [2:31] Cohen Adair (Unassisted)

Second Period

2) Trail [1:30] Scott Jacklin (Adam Boytink, Graeme Strukoff)

3) Trail [6:35] Scott Jacklin (Sam Mellor)

4) Powell River [10:08] Daniel Schuler (Brenden Forbes)

Third Period

5) Trail [11:44] Travis St. Denis (Scott Jacklin, Sam Mellor)

6) Trail [] Scott Jacklin (EN)

Power Play

Trail: 0/4
Powell River: 0/6

Goalies

Matt Larose stopped 16 of 17 shots he faced in half the game. Zach Perehudoff also only allowed one goal, but I don't have the shot totals for him. Garteig allowed 3 goals in the Powell River net.

Mountain FM Ashes Schedule

Thursday, September 2nd
4:30pm Penticton 3 Powell River 2 (OT)
7:30pm Trail 6 Brooks 2

Friday, September 3rd
4:30pm Penticton 6 Brooks 2
7:30pm Trail 4 Powell River 2

Saturday, September 4th
10:30am Powell River vs Brooks
1pm Penticton vs Trail

Tickets are available at the door or you can purchase a 6 game pack for $20 at Remax All Pro-Realty in Trail.

Powell River at Trail Live Blog

Smokies/Kings Live Blog

I'll be jumping on to Fraser Rodgers' live blog of tonight's Mountain FM Ashes game between Trail and Powell River. I don't know how to get it to stick it on my blog right now while I'm at work but check it out by clicking here. Ultimately I'd much rather just see you at the rink with us! Game time 7:30pm.

Cullen Bradshaw Interview, Swift Current

Don't forget tonight there is more Mountain FM Ashes Tournament action at the Cominco Arena. At 4:30pm it's Penticton vs. Brooks and at 7:30pm it's Trail vs. Powell River.

A quick note, I know word has spread pretty quickly that I've accepted the job at The Eagle in Swift Current as the new play by play guy for the WHL's Broncos. I'll have more to say in the next couple of weeks as I wrap up my time in Trail, but for now I do want to concentrate on the team as they prepare for the start of the BCHL season. Thank you to all those who have passed on their kind words to me over the last few days. It's been a pleasure getting to know all of you and I hope we'll remain friends for a long time.

The first question everyone has is about who is replacing me. That's an easy answer for now as I have no idea. This is a process that Mountain FM will go through to make sure they get the best possible guy for the job so be patient. I have 100% faith in those responsible for the hire that they'll get it right. If you're interested in the gig you can certainly inquire to ghicks@mountainfm.net but it isn't clear as of yet exactly what direction the station is going in for the job. I should mention that anyone hoping to work in our newsroom should be prepared to wear many hats and should have a background in both news and sports.

Mountain FM Ashes: Trail 6 Brooks 2

Mountain FM Ashes: Trail Smoke Eaters 6 Brooks Bandits 2

First Period

1) Trail [3:34] Logan Proulx (Cullen Bradshaw)

2) Brooks [10:08] Matt Wilkins (Brett Howe)

3) Trail [13:07] Travis St. Denis (Scott Jacklin, Dylan Tappe)

4) Brooks [14:17] Devin Mitzner (Riley Simpson)

Second Period

5) Trail [6:12] Adam Boytink (Brett Slobodzian)

6) Trail [18:15] Beau Blanaru (Rajan Sidhu)

Third Period

7) Trail [] Eric Walker (Unassisted)

8) Trail [] Travis St. Denis (Sam Mellor, Scott Jacklin)

Goalies

Trail: Kiefer Smiley (26/28)
Brooks: Jan Obernesser (32/38)

Mountain FM Ashes Schedule

Thursday, September 2nd
4:30pm Penticton 3 Powell River 2 (OT)
7:30pm Trail 6 Brooks 2

Friday, September 3rd
4:30pm Brooks vs Penticton
7:30pm Powell River vs Trail

Saturday, September 4th
10:30am Powell River vs Brooks
1pm Penticton vs Trail

For more pictures from the game visit the Trail Smoke Eaters on Facebook.

Mountain FM Ashes Audio Preview

The Mountain FM Ashes Trail Smoke Eaters Exhibition Tournament gets started today. Penticton and Powell River face off at 4:30pm while Trail plays Brooks at 7:30pm. It'll be Matt Wilkins and Mitch Kaufmann of the Bandits facing their former team in their former home rink. Cullen Bradshaw of the Smokies will play his first game in the orange and black against his old team as well. Should be interesting.

For live coverage of the Penticton game check out Ryan Pinder's Vees Blog for a live blog of all the action. I'll be trying to get something similar up and running here on this blog tonight. However, I'll be distracted a bit at first by doing the big ashes ceremony to start the game. For now here are some interviews I've done with three of the coaches and Pinder to preview the tournament. Check it out for $5 a game and $20 for the tournament.

Smokies Coach and GM Jim Ingram

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Penticton Vees Coach and GM Fred Harbinson

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Powell River Coach and GM Kent Lewis

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Penticton Vees Broadcaster Ryan Pinder

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