McDonald, Olaf Gustafson, George "Curly" Wheatley, Clarence Reddick, Frank Lauriente, DePasquale, Matovich; and Dick Dimock, general manager.
The Fort William Thundering Herd proved too much for the Trail team, and knocked them over 8–3 in a series played in the Denman Street Arena in Vancouver before capacity crowds.
The hockey fever caught on in Trail, and they installed artificial ice in their Riverside Arena in 1927–28; and they were packing in 3,000 fans per game from a population base of 7,000 persons.
During the 1937–38 season the West Kootenay Hockey League operated on an extended basis, to include two teams from southern Alberta; Lethbridge and Coleman.
The cagey Dynamiters edged the Leafs 7–5 and 6–4 in a hard-fought series; however, they proved an easy pushover for the smooth Trail Smoke Eaters.
The only highlight for the Dynamiters that season was that Ralph Redding, their slick forward, walked away with the league scoring championship, by registering 36 goals and 23 assists for 59 points.
Trail, a flock of speed merchants moulded into a high geared passing machine by coach Elmer Piper, climaxed the long fight by defeating Cornwall's Flyers three games to one, in a best-of-five championship series.
En route home, they were officially welcomed at Nelson, and were placed on a fire truck, and proudly paraded up town to the cheers of thousands at the Lake city.
Members of the famous Trail Smoke Eaters, Allan Cup champions, were: Duke Scodellaro (Goal), Buck Buchanan (spare goalie); Jimmy Haight, Mel Snowden, Tom Johnston (ice hockey) Tom Johnston, Ab Cronie, Bunny Dame, Joe Benoit, Dave Duchak, Dick Kowcinak, Johnny McCreedy, Mickey Brennen, Jimmy Morris (ice hockey)|Jimmy Morris; and utility forward Bob Marshall.
Easily the most colourful team to ever play abroad, the Canadian champions were immensely popular, and they were highly successful with foreign fans.
Coach Elmer Piper left the club for a similar post with the Turner Valley Oilers of the Alberta Senior League, after only spending one season with the Smokies.
Art Forrest, a native Trail product, returned after a stint with a hockey team in London, England, and filled in for Duchak.
Forrest's trip was short cut, for while the Smoke Eaters were playing a two-game exhibition game series in Lethbridge against the Maple Leafs, on the first leg of their Trans-Canada tour, he was rushed to the hospital for an appendectomy.
Benny Hayes, a slick forward with the Lethbridge Maple Leafs, was picked up by the Trail club, and proved himself a valuable member.
The Smoke Eaters only managed one exhibition at home, before starting their 15,000 mile trip, and that was an easy 8–1 victory over the newly formed Trail Blazers.
From the time the Smoke Eaters left Trail, until they returned with the World Championship, they played a total of 71 games - they won 62, lost seven and were held to two draws.
The ten-day World Championship Tournament started on February 3, 1939, and was held in Basel and Zurich; two of the greatest little cities perched in the picturesque Swiss Alps.
Before the tournament ended on February 12, the Trail Smoke Eaters had won the hearts of all the Swiss fans and went about the business of winning the championship in methodical style.
In the third and final round they shut out Switzerland 7–0, before 16,000 fans, and continued their brilliant play by stopping Czechoslovakia 4–1, and blanking the United States 4–0.
Bunny was followed by Joe Benoit and Jimmy Morris, seven; Dick Kowcinak, six; Johnny McCreedy four; Ab Cronie, three; Mel Snowden and Mickey Brennen, two each; and Tom Johnston a singleton.
Benny Hayes was used as the utility forward; Buck Buchanan (a former North Battleford Beaver) was the backup goalie to Duke Scodellaro.
The Trail Smoke Eaters won the 1962 Allan Cup and were chosen to represent Canada at the 1963 Ice Hockey World Championships.