It took more than two-thirds of the hockey game, but the Merritt Centennials and Cowichan Valley Capitals offenses awoke in the third period, scoring 6 of the games 7 goals in the final 20 minutes. Merritt wound up winning 4-3 off an exchanging of goals by either team in the final 1:09, as at that […]
The Merritt Centennials are proud to announce forward Jeff Wight(1995) has committed to play for the Division 1 University of Connecticut Huskies of the NCAA. Wight has scored 17 goals and added 12 assists in his 54 games as a Centennial, including 4 goals and 2 assists in 8 games this season. Jeff is from […]
Tyler Martin scored in his return to the Centennials lineup but his 2nd period marker wasn't enough, as the Penticton Vees scored 3 times in the final frame to defeat Merritt on Friday night by a score of 4-1. Martin's goal tied the game at 1-1 late in the 2nd period, with assists coming to […]
Merritt Centennials 3-4-0-0 -vs- Penticton Vees 4-2-0-0 Location: South Okanagan Events Centre, Penticton MERRITT LEADING SCORERS: JEFF WIGHT 7 GP, 4 G, 2 A, 6 PTS GAVIN GOULD 7 GP, 3 G, 2 A, 5 PTS SCOTT PATTERSON 7 GP, 3 G, 2 A, 5 PTS PAYTON SCHAEFER 7 GP, 3 G, 2 A, 5 […]
Gavin Gould potted the teams' first goal and the winner with 1:21 left in overtime en route to a 3-2 Merritt Centennial victory at Kal Tire Place in Vernon on Saturday night over the Vipers. Gould's 2nd and 3rd goals of the season helped his team improve on the BCHL season to 3-4-0-0, while Vernon […]
The Merritt Centennials let two leads slip through their fingers in the first couple of periods on Friday night at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena, before Jesse Knowler gave the Trail Smoke Eaters the 3-2 win with just over a minute left in regulation. The Cents managed 38 shots on goal, which is a season-high, […]
Devin Kero earned his first BCHL shut out on Tuesday night as Scott Patterson picked up the hat-trick, in a 5-0 Merritt Centennials win over the hometown Trail Smoke Eaters. Gavin Gould also made his presence in the game known, scoring his first BCHL goal. Sebastien Pare was an offensive weapon as well, picking up […]
The 1-3-0-0 Merritt Centennials travel to the Cominco Arena in Trail tonight to face the 1-2-0-1 Smoke Eaters at 7:30 PM. Merritt is coming off back-to-back losses this past weekend to the West Kelowna Warriors, while Trail also lost two games, both on home ice to the Penticton Vees. The Cents powerplay was 3-for-5 on […]
The Merritt Centennials are pleased to announce the acquisition of 19-year old goaltender Connor LaCouvee from the Grande Paririe Storm of the AJHL in exchange for future considerations. The product of Qualicum Beach, BC spent the majority of last season with the Cowichan Valley Capitals, posting a 3.61 GAA and a .904 Save Percentage in […]
In a partnership with Murray GM in Merritt, the Merritt Centennials and Cents fans came together to raise $250.00 on Saturday night for the Nicola Valley & District Food Bank as a part of the home opener tailgate party. Assistant Coach Joe Martin says that the organization is glad to give back to the community […]
