FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Merritt, BC – December 16, 2011   Adam Clark made 34 saves as the Salmon Arm Silverbacks beat the Merritt Centennials 5-3 in BC Hockey League action on Friday night at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena.   The Cents (17-10-2-4) scored a goal per period with Sean Maktaak scoring in the […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Merritt, BC – December 15, 2011 The Merritt Centennials are please to announce the committment of defenceman Reece Willcox to the Cornell University Big Red starting with the 2012-13 season. Willcox has played 77 games over the last two seasons with the Cents and is well on his way to eclipsing his […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Merritt, BC – December 13, 2011   Michael Garteig made 31 saves as the Penticton Vees took down the Merritt Centennials 4-1 in BC Hockey League action on Tuesday night at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena.   Chad Brears scored the lone goal for Merritt (17-9-2-4) on a power play during […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Merritt, BC – December 10, 2011   Tyler Steel made 27 saves for his second shutout of the season as the Merritt Centennials blanked the Trail Smoke Eaters 3-0 in BC Hockey League action on Saturday night at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena.   Brandon Pfeil opened the scoring for Merritt […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Prince George, BC – December 9, 2011 Lino Chimienti earned the 1st star with 31 saves as the Merritt Centennials defeated the Prince George Spruce Kings 4-3 on Friday in BC Hockey League action at the Prince George Coliseum. Evan Stack and Brandon Pfeil both had a goal and an assist for […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Burnaby, BC – December 9, 2011 The 2012 NHL Draft Watch List revealed this week includes eight current BCHLers and one league alumnus that is playing in the NCAA ranks. In all, 23 Junior A players were listed though none of the players was ranked as an 'A-type' prospect indicating a potential […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chilliwack, BC – December 7, 2011 Mitch Gillam made 40 saves as the Chilliwack Chiefs beat the Merritt Centennials 2-1 in BC Hockey League action on Wednesday night at the Prospera Centre. Billy Marshall scored the lone goal for Merritt (15-8-2-4) on a power play during the second period. Richard Sabourin and […]

The Canadian Junior Hockey League today announced its Weekly Top 20 rankings. Last week’s rankings and the leagues in which the teams belong to are in parenthesis. The weekly rankings are selected in consultation with NHL Central Scouting and are proudly presented by PlayingUpHockey.com:       Woodstock Slammers(MHL) (1)     Spruce Grove Saints  (AJHL) (2) […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Merritt, BC – December 3, 2011 Tyler Steel made 29 saves for his first shutout of the season as the Merritt Centennials blanked the Vernon Vipers in BC Hockey League action on Saturday night at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena. Sean Maktaak scored the only goal Merritt (15-7-2-4) would need at 13:48 […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vernon, BC – December 2, 2011 Chad Brears scored twice as the Merritt Centennials and Vernon Vipers battled to a 4-4 double overtime tie in BC Hockey League Friday night at the Wesbild Centre. In addition to Brears two goals, Sean Maktaak had a goal and an assist for the Centennials (14-7-2-4). […]