Fragle Leaves Trail Smoke Eaters, Name New Head Coach

Fragle leaves Trail Smoke Eaters, name new head coach

Smoke Eaters coach Tim Fragle has moved on, leaving the team in good hands with Eric Thurston as Trail's new head coach

Fragle Departs, Thurston Promoted to Head Coach/GM

Trail, British Columbia (July 23, 2025) – The Trail Smoke Eaters organization announces that Tim Fragle, General Manager and Head Coach, will be departing the club to pursue new opportunities in hockey. Fragle’s time with the Smoke Eaters has been nothing short of historic. During the 2024-25 BCHL season, he was named the winner of the Joe Tennant Memorial Trophy for Coach of the Year and guided the team to a franchise-record 15-game winning stre