FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Merritt, BC – January 10, 2010 The Merritt Centennials are pleased to announce the acquisition of 20-year-old defenceman Jon-Paul (J.P.) Witkop from the Grande Prairie Storm of the Alberta Junior Hockey League for future considerations. Witkop, who's from Fairport, New York, has three assists and 28 PIM in 21 games with Grande […]

Merritt (16-20-0-5) vs. Salmon Arm (26-14-2-0)Tonight is the sixth and final meeting of the season between the Merritt Centennials and Salmon Arm Silverbacks and second in four days.Last Game Played: Saturday, January 8 – Salmon Arm won 3-1.Next Games:Saturday, January 15: Westside @ MerrittFriday, January 14: Salmon Arm @ WestsideLet's take a look at the […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESalmon Arm, BC – January 8, 2011Kurt Williams made 23 saves Saturday night and the Salmon Arm Silverbacks received goals from three different scorers on their way to a 3-1 victory over the Merritt Centennials in BCHL action.Devin Gannon, Bryce Gervais, and Devin Muller had the goals for Salmon Arm (26-14-2-0).David Sabey scored […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETrail, BC – January 7, 2011Billy Marshall scored the eventual winner 7:57 into the first period as the Merritt Centennials skated to a 3-1 win over the Trail Smoke Eaters at the Cominco Arena Friday night in BCHL play. Jeff Jones and Max Vallis also scored for Merritt (16-19-0-5) while Evan Stack, David […]

Merritt (15-19-0-5) @ Trail (23-16-2-1)Tonight is the sixth meeting of the season and second in ten days between the Merritt Centennials and Trail Smoke Eaters.Last Game Played: Thursday, December 30 – Trail won 3-2Next Games:Saturday, January 8: Merritt @ Salmon ArmSunday, January 2: Trail vs. LangleyLet's take a look at the Merritt Centennials:Games Played: 39Wins: […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 1, 2011 – Merritt, BC The Merritt Centennials kicked off 2011 as they exploded with four second period goals en route to a 5-4 win over the Quesnel Millionaires Saturday night at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena. Rigby Burgart and Daryl DeVries gave Quesnel a 2-0 lead through 20 minutes and […]

Merritt (14-19-0-5) vs. Quesnel (11-25-1-3)Tonight is the fourth meeting of the season between the Merritt Centennials and Quesnel Millionaires. It's both teams first game of 2011 and for the Cents, their last home game until January 11th. For the Mills, it's their second to last road game before a four game homestand.Last Game Played: Sunday, […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETrail, BC – December 30, 2010The Merritt Centennials three-game winning streak came to an end with a 3-2 loss in Trail Thursday against the Smoke Eaters.The Smokies jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first period on goals by Eric Walker, Scott Jacklin and Sam Mellor before Jeff Jones, on a power […]

Merritt (14-18-0-5) @ Trail (22-16-1-1)Tonight is the fifth meeting of the season and second straight between the Merritt Centennials and Trail Smoke Eaters. Tonight is the Cents first road game since December 10th while Trail is playing their second straight home game.Last Game Played: Saturday, December 18 – Merritt won 3-2Next Games:Saturday, January 1: Quesnel […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMerritt, BC – December 18, 2010Blaine Bokenfohr and Sean Maktaak each had a goal and an assist to lead the Merritt Centennials past the Trail Smoke Eaters in BC Hockey League play Saturday at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena.Evan Stack also scored for the Cents (14-18-0-5), who have won three in a row […]