Brantford Smoke
The Brantford Smoke were a professional ice hockey team in the Colonial Hockey League, later the United Hockey League, now known as the International Hockey League. They played in Brantford, Ontario from 1991-92 until 1997-98, playing home games at the Brantford Civic Centre.
They won the Colonial Cup in 1993, beating the St. Thomas Wildcats in a series that included a bench brawl in a game in St. Thomas. Prominent players included goalie Mark Laforest, who 98 games in the NHL, and Cory Banika, who was called up to play for the St. John's Maple Leafs of the AHL. In 1998 they moved to Asheville, North Carolina and became the Asheville Smoke.
