FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Merritt, BC – July 23, 2012 Q101 – Merritt's Music Mix is pleased to announce that Graham Turnbull has accepted the position as Play-by-Play Announcer for the Merritt Centennials. Turnbull has been with Q101 since October of 2011 as Afternoon Host. He's also produced a number of features for the Centennials broadcasts […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Merritt, BC – July 16, 2012 On Friday, July 13th, the Merritt Centennials hosted their first annual Charity Golf Tournament. The event was a huge success as $1500 was raised for Ronald McDonald House BC. Golfers enjoyed the beautiful, sunny day spent at the Merritt Golf & Country Club. When taking a […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Merritt, BC – July 16, 2012 The Merritt Centennials are pleased to announce that they are participating in the 2012 Downtown Streetfest presented by the Merritt & District Chamber of Commerce. The Cents will be set up in front of their Marketing Office at 2058 Granite Avenue on Friday, July 20th and […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 10, 2012 The Merritt Centennials are pleased to announce that they've launched a new official Twitter account. The purpose of the account is to improve communications with other BCHL teams, broadcasters, fans and sponsors. The first Tweet took place on July 10, 2012 announcing that @BCHLCentennials is the new Twitter account […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Merritt, BC – July 10, 2012 The Merritt Centennials, in conjunction with the BC Hockey League, released their 2012-13 regular season schedule today. The Centennials regular season opens with a game in Chilliwack as part of the inaugural BCHL Showcase against Prince George on Saturday, September 8th at 12:00 pm. Merritt's second […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Merritt, BC – July 4, 2012 The Merritt Centennials are pleased to announce that forward Carter Shinkaruk has accepted an offer to play for Elmira College in Elmire, New York starting with the 2012-13 season. Shinkaruk played in 22 games this past season for Merritt after being acquired in January from Powell […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Parksville, BC – July 4, 2012 The Oceanside Generals are pleased to announce the hiring of Brent Demerais as Head Coach and General Manager of Hockey Operations for the 2012/13 season. Born and raised in Port Alberni, Demerais comes to our organization after having coached the Alberni Valley Midget division for the […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Merritt, BC – July 2, 2012 The Merritt Centennials are pleased to announce that goaltender Lino Chimenti has accepted an offer to play for Hobart College in Geneva, New York starting with the 2012-13 season. Chimienti played in 35 games this past season for the Cents and established new personal bests with […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE St. Louis, MO – July 1, 2012 St. Louis Blues Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Armstrong announced today the club has signed  defenseman Scott Ford to a one-year, two-way contract. Ford, 32, dressed in 75 games for the AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals last season posting 11 points including four goals and […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vancouver, BC – June 28, 2012 The Vancouver Giants are pleased to introduce their new Director of Media Relations & Broadcasting for the upcoming 2012-13 season, Alex Grebenyuk. Alex, who calls Richmond his home, has spent the last 4 seasons doing play by play for the BCHL's Merritt Centennials, prior to that […]