Gosselin Commits To Clarkson

Photo Credit: Garrett James Photography Call it a fairy tale ending and beginning for Mathieu ‘The Goose’ Gosselin as he has committed to Clarkson University for the 2019-20 season. Hailing from Quebec City, the Goose will be trading in his wings for armour as he’s set to join the Golden Knights in Northern New York […]

Mike Van Unen Moving To Michigan

Photo Credit: Garrett James Photography The Merritt Centennials are proud to announce that defenseman and local product Mike Van Unen has committed to play for Northern Michigan University for 2019-20. In his 3rd year of BCHL action, Van Unen has taken a big step forward this season in terms of minutes played, match ups, and […]

Granowicz Continues To Impress BCHL

Photo Credit: Garrett James For the third time this season Nick Granowicz has been named an honorable mention in the BCHL’s Player of the Week. A native of Macomb, Michigan, Granowicz scored the game winning goal on the powerplay in Friday’s 4-3 thriller over the Vernon Vipers with 6 minutes to go in the third. […]

Cents Add Another Weapon To The Arsenal

The Merritt Centennials have added another player to the roster: Payton Matsui. According to Head Coach and General Manager Joe Martin, Matsui is a player they’ve had their eye on for a while. “We recruited Payton back in the spring last year, and committed to him them, but being American we wanted to see where […]

Cents Prominent On All Time BCHL Stats

For the first time since its website was launched in 2003, the BCHL has added an historical statistics page that shows some of the league’s all-time greats and their career records. The Centennials are represented in nearly ever category: Bryan Kang is 3rd in terms of career Games Played with 280, Frank Biller is 4th […]

Granowicz Gets Another Nod From League

Another week has gone by, and another Centennials’ forward is catching the eyes of the BCHL. Nick Granowicz has gotten his second Honorable mention of the season during the BCHL’s Player of the Week for his efforts last week. He accrued 4 Goals and 2 assists over 3 games played. On Wednesday night the 20-year […]

Cents Add To Forward Ranks

The Merritt Centennials have added some offense to the lineup as they have signed Vincent Guy. Guy spent time in the QCHL with the St. Lawrence Lions last season and had 10 goals and 13 assists in 35 games. However, the Centennials connection runs through Mathieu Gosselin who played with Guy in the QMAA with […]

Kopperud Commits

The Centennials are proud to announce that forward Matthew Kopperud has earned himself a commitment from the Arizona State University Sun Devils. Kopperud is in his second year with the Merritt Centennials and has found some early success scoring 4 goals and adding 4 assists through 7 games. Last season he compiled 9 goals and […]

Cents Send Defender To SJHL

The Merritt Centennials have completed a trade with the Nipawin Hawks of the SJHL. The Cents have sent defenseman Colten Gerlib to the Hawks in exchange for future considerations. Colten Gerlib tallied 12 points in 44 games last season, and was held off the score sheet in 2 contests this year. Gerlib was acquired by […]

Powerplay Can’t Power Cents To Victory

The Merritt Centennials couldn’t convert with regularity on the powerplay and fell to the Langley Rivermen 4-2. The first period started with a couple chances with the extra man for the Rivermen, and they converted on their second attempt with Mattias Dal Monte in the box for hooking. Ethan Leyh was able to beat Vincent […]