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It's homecoming for the Trail Smoke Eaters as they welcome the Penticton Vees Friday night.

The club is returning to Cominco Arena after a solid showing at the BCHL Showcase in Chilliwack last weekend.

The Smokies were narrowly defeated in their first outing of the event - falling 4-3 in overtime to the Langley Riverman.

They returned in their second contest to walk over the Cowichan Valley Capitals 6-2.

They'll be looking to recall that Cominco magic they had last year - winning eight of their first eleven games in their own barn.

Netminder Adam Todd says they are looking forward to playing on their own pad again."I think [they guys] are really excited to show the fans that I think going forward we do have a really strong team and we will put on an exciting show for the fans [during] the season."

Todd was a member of last year's team who narrowly missed the playoffs by just four points after a bumpy start and he says the returning players don't want to experience that again. "You know we didn't want that feeling sitting in our stomachs when we're battling down the stretch [for] that final playoff spot so we kind of made it a point to come out strong at the start of the season and get as many points as we can at the beginning."

The Smokies saw success against the Vees during the 2012-2013 campaign - taking the season series 4-3 and winning four of the last five meetings.

The two clubs played their final three regular season games against each other as Trail was looking to earn the Interior Division's final playoff spot.

Trail impressed the entire league with their efforts through February and the beginning of March, being the second hottest team in the province.

They'll look to take all those positives and build off them as they hit Cominco Ice for the first time this regular season.

Puck drops 7:30PM Friday and Saturday night for the pair of weekend games against the Vees.