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   Merritt Centennials: Franchise History
 
 

Merritt Centennials: The longest continuously run franchise
 
 
 
 
 
in the British Columbia Hockey League!

1977 - 78 Interior Division Regular Season Champions
1977 - 78 BCJHL Regular Season Champions
1977 - 78 Mowat Cup Champions
1977 - 78 Doyle Cup Champions
 

B.C. Junior Hockey League (BCJHL)

1973 - 85:        Merritt Centennials
1985 - 87:        Merritt Warriors
1987 - 96:        Merritt Centennials
 

2000 - 01 Interior Conference Playoff Champions
 

B.C. Hockey League (BCHL)

1996 - 08:        Merritt Centennials
 

Franchise Records
 

Regular Season:

 
  • Most goals in a season: Brent Demerais, 66 (1983–84)
  • Most assists in a season: Ken Stroud, 83 (1977–78) 
  • Most points in a season: Ken Stroud, 140 (54g, 86a) (1977-78)
  • Most penalty minutes in a season: Robert Pfoh, 376 (1982–83)
  • Most points in a season by a defenseman: Maco Balkovec 78 (14g, 64a) (1990-91)
Team:
  • Most points in a season: 101 (1977-78)
  • Most wins in a season: 50 (1977-78) 
  • Most goals-for in a season: 489 (1977-78)
  • Least goals-for in a season: 166 (1982-83) 
  • Least goals-against: 176 (1978-79) 
  • Most goals-against: 543 (1983-84)
     
BCHL Records
 
  • Most shutouts, one season: Brad Thiessen, 7 (2005-06)
  • Most assists in a single game: Ken Stroud, 9 (1977) tied with Vernon's Ernie Gare (1971) and Vernon's Duane Dennis (1989)
  • Most total points in a single game: Ken Stroud, 12 (1977) tied with Penticton's Joe Murphy (1985)
  • Fastest two goals in a game: Carl Poeschek, 6 seconds (1979) tied with Kelowna's Bill Haynes (1975) and Langley's Russ Wilderman (1975)
Merritt NHL Draft Record from 1975 - 2008

Player
Draft Year
NHL Team (Rank)
Agar, Greg 1975 California Seals (162)
Berry, Fred 1976 Detroit Red Wings (40)
Bandura, Jeff 1977 Vancouver Canucks (22)
Mulvey, Paul 1978 Washington Capitals (20)
Willison, Kevin 1978 St. Louis Blues (72)
Nachbaur, Don 1979 Pittsburgh Penguins (60)
Polman-Tuin, Rob 1980 Edmonton Oilers (153)
Rabbitt, Pat 1980 St. Louis Blues (159)
Kerr, Alan 1982 New York Islanders (84)
Mick, Troy 1988 Pittsburgh Penguins (130)
Kruse, Paul 1990 Calgary Flames (83)
McGowan, Cal 1990 Minnesota North Stars (70)
Balkovec, Maco 1991 Chicago Blackhawks (110)
Thurston, Brent 1991 Vancouver Canucks (139)
Josephson, Mike 1994 Chicago Blackhawks (196)
Muckalt, Bill 1994 Vancouver Canucks (221)
Willis, Tyler 1995 Vancouver Canucks (196)
Brown, Mike 1997 Florida Panthers (20)
Hamilton, Mike 2003 Atlanta Thrashers (175)
Pierro-Zabotel, Casey 2007 Pittsburgh Penguins (90)

Merritt NHL Record
*denotes still active in the NHL

Player Last NHL Team (Year) GP G A PTS PIM
Bandura, Jeff New York Rangers (1981) 2 0 1 1 0
Beers, Ed St. Louis Blues (1986) 250 94 116 210 256
Berry, Fred Detroit Red Wings (1977) 3 0 0 0 0
Brown, Mike Chicago Blackhawks (2006) 34 1 2 3 130
Flockhart, Ron Boston Bruins (1989) 453 145 183 328 208
Gaetz, Link San Jose Sharks (1992) 65 6 8 14 412
Kerr, Alan Winnipeg Jets (1993) 391 72 94 166 826
Kruse, Paul San Jose Sharks (2001) 423 33 38 71 1074
Muckalt, Bill Minnesota Wild (2003) 256 40 57 97 204
Mulvey, Paul Los Angeles Kings (1982) 225 30 51 81 613
Nachbaur, Don Philadelphia Flyers (1990) 223 23 46 69 467

Merritt Centennials Alumni Who Have Advanced to College Hockey
 

University of Alaska Anchorage
  • Jason Dupuis
  • Jared Tuton
     
University of Alaska Fairbanks
 
  • Richard Brew
  • Warren Carter
  • Barry Smith
  • Jordan Emmerson
  • Brandon Cross
  • Brandon Campos
  • Matt Shuya
     
Augsburg College
  • Jason Hitchings
Bemidji State University
  • Dale Birkley
Boston University
  • Jason Tapp
Bowling Green State University
  • Ryan Minnabarriet
Brown University
  • Tyler Garrow
  • Scott Ford
Clarkson University
  • Brodie Rutherglen
Concordia University
  • Nick Sciangula
University of Connecticut
  • Jarret Costello
  • Brad McInnis
Dartmouth College
  • Mike Ouellette
University of Denver
  • Ernie Glanville
  • Glenn Johnson
  • Eddy Beers
  • Perry Stensland
Ferris State University
  • Rich Blumer
University of Maine
  • Jason Mansoff
  • Mike Hamilton
University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • David Kilduff
  • Rylan Burns
University of Michigan
  • Bill Muckalt
Michigan Tech University
  • Rob Polman-Tuin
  • Casey Pierro-Zabotel
University of Minnesota Duluth
  • Joe Rybar
  • Jason Haakstad
  • Judd Medak
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
  • Nick Stermer
University of Nebraska at Omaha
  • Shane Glover
  • Chris Claffey
University of North Dakota
  • Paul Chadwick
  • Glen Foster
Northeastern University
  • Brad Thiessen
  • Wade MacLeod
Northern Michigan University
  • John Coyle
  • Bryan Phillips
Ohio State University
  • Ed Lisogar
  • John Graham
Providence College
  • David Green
Quinnipiac College
  • Ryan Olson
  • Jamie Holden
  • Bryan Leitch
  • Brandon Wong
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Steve Munn
Rochester Institute of Technology
  • Alan Mazur
St. Norbert College
  • Joe Kennedy
St. Olaf College
  • Nicholas Kang
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
  • Mike Ewanchuk
  • Steve Cavanagh
State University of New York at Geneseo
  • Kris Heeres
  • Steve Sankey
Texas Tech University
  • Jason Wright
Wayne State College
  • Travis Rycroft
Wentworth College
  • Ben Pierce
  • Brad Carpenter
  • T.J. Silverson
Western Michigan University
  • Sean Weaver
University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Maco Balkovec
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
  • Ed Stanek

 

 



 

Regular Season Game
February 9th, 2010 at 7:00 PM
 

Wesbild Centre
FULL SCHEDULE
Regular Season Game
February 6th, 2010 at 3:00 PM
 

8-7 Loss
BOX SCORE
TEAM GP RECORD PTS
Vernon 53 44-6-0-3 91
Penticton 53 43-7-0-3 89
Westside 55 37-15-1-2 77
Salmon Arm 55 28-22-2-3 61
Quesnel 54 19-30-0-5 43
Merritt 55 20-33-0-2 42
Trail 53 17-30-1-5 40
Prince George 55 16-34-1-4 37
Williams Lake 52 9-42-1-0 19