The Trail Smoke Eaters were one of the best known senior hockey teams in Canadian history. They played out of the small mining town of Trail in southeastern British Columbia and were subsidised by the mining company to provide recreation and entertainment for the isolated community. The team was organized in 1926 and became an almost instant success, winning seven straight provincial titles from 1927 through 1933. They folded on January 29,1987, a victim of the sharp drop in senior hockey popularity. Their colours are now carried by a junior team of the same name.