.The Merritt Centennials are pleased to announce the commitment of 20 year old Regan Soquila to the University of Alabama in Huntsville of the NCAA for September of 2013. In 172 regular season games with the Centennials, Soquila finishes his BCHL career with 61 goals and 115 assists and 71 penalty minutes. He also […]
The Merritt Centennials and Sagebrush Golf & Sporting Club are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity. On Saturday, August 17th, we are hosting A Night At Sagebrush; a chance to spend a night in a member’s cottage, have a drink of your choice, and take part in golf the following day, all of the price […]
The Merritt Centennials are excited to announce their upcoming annual golf tournament on Saturday, August 17! This year the event will be held at the prestigious Sagebrush Golf and Sporting Club, which had the honour of being ranked one of Canada’s top golf courses in 2012. The beautiful scenery of the famous course, which overlooks […]
Former Centennials defenseman, Reece Willcox, is currently in attendance at the Philadelphia Flyers Development Camp. Willcox, nineteen years of age, was drafted to the Flyers in the 2012 NHL Draft, being selected 141st overall. The development camp began on Sunday, July 7th, and will continue for the duration of the week. Ian Laperriere, head of […]
The Merritt Centennials are pleased to announce that 1995-born defenceman, Dane Birks (Williams Lake, BC), has been selected in the sixth round, 164th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2013 NHL Draft. In just his first full season in the BCHL, Birks established himself early on as an offensive threat from the blueline. He […]
Hockey East released this week its annual list of top academic athletes and 10 BCHL grads were among the 99 players named. Getting special recognition on the Hockey East Academic All-Star Team, where the top academic performers by position were named, was Merritt Centennials alum Evan Stack of UMass who had a 3.97 grade-point average […]
By Ian Webster – Merritt Herald Seventeen-year-old Merritt Centennials defenceman Dane Birks can be forgiven if he was a little tired in class this past week. The Grade 12 student at Merritt Secondary School ex-perienced the thrill of a lifetime in slightly less than 48 hours as he was the only BCHL player invited to […]
Join us Saturday at 2:30pm at the Blueridge Restaurant located upstairs at the Centre Ice Arena in Abbotsford for a question and answer Hot Stove with Jim Playfair of the Phoenix Coyotes, Don Nachbaur of the Spokane Chiefs, and Luke Pierce of the Merritt Centennials.
The Merritt Centennials are pleased to announce the acquisition of 19-year-old defenseman Shane Poulsen from the Trail Smoke Eaters in exchange for 18-year-old forward Brendan Lamont. Poulsen played the last season and a half with the Smoke Eaters, compiling 33 points on nine goals and 24 assists in 73 games. He also had 64 penalty […]
The Merritt Centennials are pleased to announce the commitment of 21-year-old Brent Fletcher to the University of Alabama in Huntsville of the NCAA for September 2013. In 158 regular season games with the Centennials, Fletcher finishes his BCHL career with 18 goals and 28 assists along with 110 penalty minutes. He also had 3 goals […]
