The Merritt Centennials announced today that 19-year-old defenceman Zachary Bleuler has been acquired from the Langley Rivermen for future considerations. “We’re really happy to add Zachary to our team as he gives us a more solid look on our back end,” said Cents GM and Head Coach Joe Martin. “Zachary arrived in Merritt yesterday and […]
The Merritt Centennials announced today that 19-year-old defenceman Mark O’Shaughnessy has been traded to the Truro Bearcats of the Maritime Hockey League for future considerations. “I’d like to thank Mark for his contribution to our team,” said Cents GM and Head Coach Joe Martin. “Since his arrival last season, we feel Mark has grown as […]
The Merritt Centennials have named forward Brett Jewell team captain. “He does a lot of things well that we ask of all our players. The guys follow him, they’ve been following him for a while now. We talk about being a better person, better people make better Centennials, and that’s Brett Jewell.” said Cents General Manager […]
The Merritt Centennials are pleased to announce the commitment of forward Cade Gleekel to the St. Lawrence University Saints for the 2017-18 season. “We’re happy for Cade to commit to the Saints program. It’s still early here in the season, but I believe the staff at St. Lawrence is receiving a great player and a great person,” said Cents […]
The Merritt Centennials announced Friday that 20-year-old forward Mitch Lipon has been traded to the Whitecourt Wolverines of the Alberta Junior Hockey League for the CJHL playing rights of 20-year-old forward Frederic Letourneau and future considerations. “We wish Mitch the very best of luck with the Wolverines,” said Merritt GM and Head Coach Joe Martin. […]
Former Cents goaltender Tyler Steel has signed with the Huntsville Havoc of the Southern Professional Hockey League for the 2016-17 season. Steel, 23, completed a three year NCAA career in 2015-16. In three seasons with Brown University, the Vernon product had a 10-24-3 record with a 3.44 goals-against-average and an .894 save percentage in […]
The Merritt Centennials announced on Tuesday the signing of forward Ethan Skinner for the 2016-17 season. Skinner comes to the Cents from the Elmira Sugar Kings of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. In 49 games with the Sugar Kings last season, the 18-year-old had 24 goals and 60 assists for 84 points. He was […]
The first step in identifying next year’s draft picks – the NHL Central Scouting Futures List – has identified 11 Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) players. The Futures List consists of 148 North American players and 142 International players. (CLICK HERE for full list) “The 2016 draft class lived up to all the hype regarding the exceptional talent available and […]
The BCHL is pleased to announce 2016 BCHL Broadcaster of the Year award will be shared by two talented and deserving individuals. Powell River Kings voice Alex Rawnsley and Nanaimo Clippers play-by-play man Dan Marshall are this year’s winners. The results come after a survey of all of the BCHL’s play-by-play broadcasters from the 2015-16 […]
With all 30 NHL teams having started their summer development camps, a look through the invitees reveals a lot of BCHL-bred talent. A total of 54 league alums have been or are being put through their paces right now as they try to stick on a team’s radar for the future. Most of the players […]
