Cents close out regular season with 4-2 win over Trail

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Merritt, BC – February 19, 2011 The Merritt Centennials wrapped up their most successful regular season in four years with a 4-2 win Saturday night at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena. Jeff Jones scored twice and Max Vallis had a goal and an assist for the Centennials (22-31-1-6) while Jakob Reichert also […]

Cents doubled 4-2 by Prince George

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Merritt, BC – February 17, 2011 Connor Tiechko scored two goals Thursday as the Prince George Spruce Kings beat the Merritt Centennials in BC Hockey League play. Chase Golightly and Jujhar Khaira had the other goals for the Spruce Kings (13-39-0-6), while Kirk Thompson made 33 saves for his seventh win of […]

Cents topped 5-2 by Vernon

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMerritt, BC – February 15, 2011Bryce Kakoske had a goal and two assists as the Vernon Vipers beat the Merritt Centennials in BC Hockey League action Tuesday night at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena.Malcolm Lyles had two assists for Vernon (34-11-4-9) while Marcus Basara, David Robinson, John Knisley and Dylan Walchuk also scored […]

Cents humbled 8-2 in Langley

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASELangley, BC – February 12, 2011Darnell Dyck scored twice and added four assists as the Langley Chiefs hammered the Merritt Centennials 8-2 in BC Hockey League action on Saturday.Josh Myers also had a pair of goals for Langley (30-21-1-7) while Matt Ius, Trace Strahle, Austin Plevy and Brad McBride also tallied in the […]

BCHL Releases 2012 Showcase Schedule

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Burnaby, BC – June 11, 2012 The Merritt Centennials now know who their first two games of the 2012-13 regular season are against as the inaugural BCHL Showcase schedule was created this past weekend at the league’s Annual General Meeting. The Chilliwack Chiefs host the event at Prospera Centre Sept. 7 to […]

Cents Announce 2011 Spring Camp Details

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Merritt, BC ? February 10, 2011 The Merritt Centennials announced today the details for their 2011 Spring Evaluation Camp in Merritt on April 1-3. Registration is from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, April 1, 2011 at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena. ?Last year, six players who attended our Spring Evaluation […]

Cents trip Vernon 3-2 in overtime

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vernon, BC – February 11, 2011 Chad Brears scored with 25 seconds left in the first overtime period to give the Merritt Centennials a come-from-behind win over the Vernon Vipers in BC Hockey League action Friday night. Evan Stack had a pair of assists to help Merritt (21-28-1-6) get back into the […]

Schedule Released for 2011 Fred Page Cup Playoffs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Burnaby, BC – February 10, 2011 The British Columbia Hockey League is pleased to announce the schedule for the 2011 Fred Page Cup presented by BC Hydro Power Smart. Teams will begin their quest for the BCHL title on Friday, Feb. 25 and BC Hydro is the title sponsor for the playoffs […]

Alumni: Casey Pierro-Zabotel traded from Wheeling to Cincinnati

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cincinnati, Ohio – February 10, 2011 The 2010 Kelly Cup Champion Cincinnati Cyclones, proud affiliate of the NHL?s Florida Panthers and Nashville Predators, announced today that they have acquired forward Casey Pierro-Zabotel from the Wheeling Nailers in exchange for forwards Christiaan Minella and Sam D?Agostino. Pierro-Zabotel, a third-round draft choice of the […]

Play RBC Cup Trivia to Win!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PLAY RBC CUP TRIVIA! As the start of the 2011 RBC Cup in Camrose, Alta., draws closer, Hockey Canada wants to get Junior A hockey fans across the country involved in the countdown. With that in mind, it has introduced the RBC Cup trivia contest, which will see three fans per week […]