Main camp opens with 40 players vying for 23 spots on the Merritt Centennials. Of the 40, 14 players represented the Centennials last season. Nick Wicks, Rylan Van Unen, Christian Sabin, Brad Cocca, Mathieu Gosselin, Brendan Schneider and Matt Kopperud are carry overs from the forward core. Joey Berkopec, Mike Van Unen, Mattias Dal Monte, […]
Merritt, BC – General Manager and Head Coach Joe Martin will have a chance to recapture gold. Once again Martin has been named to Team Canada West to take part in the World Junior ‘A’ Challenge where he will serve as an Assistant Coach. This season the event will be held in Bonnyville, Alberta from December […]
Merritt, BC (August 14, 2018) – The Merritt Centennials are proud to announce the signing of ’99 defenseman Jaydon Fetter. A native of Windsor, Ontario, Fetter played the last two seasons for the Leamington Flyers of the GOJHL. Along with being an Assistant Captain and being named to the GOJHL’s West All Star Team, last season […]
Merritt, BC (August 13, 2018)- The Merritt Centennials have announced a trade ahead of main camp. The Cents have acquired the CJHL playing rights of Peter Muzyka of the North York Rangers of the OJHL in exchange for forward Ashton Stockie and future considerations. A native of Stratford, Stockie returns to Ontario after a one year […]
The Merritt Centennials announced today that alumus Josh Teves has been invited to the Vancouver Canucks 2018 Summer Development Camp. The camp runs from July 2 – 5 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. Teves, 23, just wrapped up his third season with Princeton University, where he put up 33 points (7-26-33) in 31 games and […]
The Merritt Centennials would like to invite all residents of the Nicola Valley to their Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at 6:30 pm in the mezzanine at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena. The evening will consist of reports on team finances for the 2017-18 fiscal year, marketing, season tickets, billeting, booster club, […]
The Merritt Centennials are always seeking enthusiastic volunteers to join our family and assist during the upcoming season. Without the gracious support of our volunteers our organization could not operate. There are many different volunteer positions that we are constantly looking to fill relating to game day operations. Whether you are looking to update the […]
Merritt BC – Team social media coordinator Katie Campbell caught up with former Merritt Centennials forward Rhett Willcox with where he is now: So you started your BCHL career with the Centennials in the 2013-14 season, and played with the Valley West Hawks the season before that, what was it like going from Major […]
Merritt BC – Reece Willcox is currently playing with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the AHL. Willcox spent two seasons with the Centennials, from 2010-2012 notching 10 goals and 27 assists in 105 BCHL games. Willcox, a native of Surrey BC, was drafted to the Philadelphia Flyers of the NHL in 2012 where he went […]
Former Cents defenseman Dane Birks has inked his first National Hockey League contract. Birks signed a two-year, entry level deal with the Pittsburgh Penguins, starting with the 2018-19 season. He recently completed his third season at Michigan Tech University and has posted 30 points (seven goals, 23 assists) in 117 career NCAA games. The 22-year-old […]
