Trail Smoke Eater head coach Nick Deschenes goes over some last-minute details on the eve of the start of the 2015-16 BCHL season. The Smokies travel to Vernon tonight to kick off the year against the Vipers. Saturday night, Trail and Vernon meet again for the Smokies home opener starting at 7:30 p.m. To see the full schedule, check out pages 10 and 11 of today's paper or e-edition.