Cents Defenceman Reece Willcox Named to Canada West Roster for 2011 WJAC

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Calgary, AB – November 1, 2011 Hockey Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Junior Hockey League, announced Tuesday the 22 players who will represent Canada West at the 2011 World Junior A Challenge, Nov. 7-13, 2011 in Langley, B.C.   CLICK HERE FOR THE CANADA WEST ROSTER FOR THE 2011 WORLD JUNIOR […]

Reece Willcox Among 34 Players Named to Canada West Selection Camp

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Calgary, AB – October 26, 2011 Hockey Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Junior Hockey League, announced Wednesday the 34 players that will attend the Canada West selection camp in preparation for the 2011 World Junior A Challenge. Merritt Centennials second year defenceman Reece Willcox is among the players invited.   The […]

Cents Wrap Up Six Game Home Stand With 4-1 Loss to Cowichan Valley

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Merritt, BC – October 23, 2011 Brady Rouleau made 19 saves in his Capitals debut Sunday as Cowichan Valley won 4-1 over the Merritt Centennials in B-C Hockey League action at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena. Regan Soquila, on a second period power play, scored the lone goal for the Centennials with […]

Cents Blank Surrey 2-0 for Fourth Straight Win

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Merritt, BC – October 21, 2011 Lino Chimienti made 25 saves for his first shutout of the BCHL season as the Merritt Centennials blanked the Surrey Eagles 2-0 on Friday at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena. Evan Stack and Sean Maktaak scored for Merritt (5-4-1-2) while Billy Marshall, Regan Soquila, Chad Brears […]

Eight Cents Alumni Featured in BCHL All-Time Team Poll

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Burnaby, BC – October 18, 2011 In honour of the BCHL's 50th season, the league has launched fan voting to determine an all-time team which will be revealed at the Celebration Weekend, Nov. 25/26, at each team's arena. Fans can vote for the top 3 Stars from the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s […]

Cents Top Chilliwack 4-3 in Double Overtime for Third Straight Win

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Merritt, BC – October 16, 2011 The Merritt Centennials won for the third time in four nights Sunday afternoon as they scored a 4-3 double overtime BC Hockey League victory over the Chilliwack Chiefs. Silvan Harper, Regan Soquila, Brent Fletcher and Brandon Pfeil tallied for Merritt (4-4-1-2), which won 4-1 over Powell […]

Cents Double Salmon Arm 4-2

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Merritt, BC – October 14, 2011 Billy Marshall had a goal and an assist the Merritt Centennials defeated the Salmon Arm Silverbacks 4-2 in the BC Hockey League Friday night. Brent Fletcher, Richard Sabourin and Evan Stack, on a third period penalty shot, also scored for Merritt (3-4-1-2), while Ross Mancuso, Jakob […]

Cents Crown Powell River Kings 4-1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Merritt, BC – October 13, 2011 The Merritt Centennials got three goals from defencemen as they snapped a six game winless skid with a 4-1 win over Powell River in BC Hockey League action Thursday night at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena. The Kings opened the scoring at 2:01 of the first […]

Cents Host Coastal Conference Champions Powell River Kings Tonight

Merritt (1-4-1-2) vs. Powell River (6-2-0-0) Tonight is the first and only meeting between the Merritt Centennials and Powell River as the BCHL returns to a non-interlocking schedule this season. It's also the Cents second game of a season-long six game home stand. The game is available with Cents PBP announcer Alex Grebenyuk on Q101 […]

Cents Upended 3-2 in Double OT by Vernon Vipers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Merritt, BC – October 8, 2011 Kirby Halcrow made 39 saves as the Vernon Vipers beat the Merritt Centennials 3-2 in double overtime in BC Hockey League action Saturday. Darren Nowick and Michael Zalewski scored a goal and an assist for Vernon (7-0-0-0). Dustin Lebrun and Reece willcox had goals in response […]