FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Merritt, BC – July 22, 2010The Merritt Centennials would like to congratulate Mike Ouellette after signing with the Kassel Huskies of the German Elite League for the 2010-11 season.Ouellette, who was BCHL Interior Conference Rookie of the Year in 2001, spent the 2009-10 season with Medvescak Zagreb of the Austrian League, finishing […]

This is the second installment of getting to know some of the Cents players who'll be returning with the team this season.Today, it's 1992-born forward, #26 ? Silvan Harper.Harper is entering his second season with the Centennials after finishing fourth in team rookie scoring with 16 points in 59 games. The Coquitlam product was second […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Merritt, BC ? July 21, 2010 The Merritt Centennials Booster Club would like to invite all residents of the Nicola Valley to its Annual General Meeting on Thursday July 29, 2010 at 6 p.m. at the Ska-Lu-La Workshop at 1775 Coldwater Avenue. The evening will consist of reports on booster club finances […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 21, 2010 – Merritt, BC The Merritt Centennials would like to congratulate Jeff Taylor on being hired as the assistant coach of the expansion Osoyoos Coyotes of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. It'll be the first coaching experience of the 24-year-old's career. Taylor, who was signed as an affiliate player […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMerritt, BC ? July 20, 2010The Merritt Centennials are pleased to announce a fun and exciting contest for fans to get involved in.It?s called the Cents 2010 Community Challenge! ?We are looking for 20 people in the community who are willing to sell up to ten season tickets each to help us reach […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMerritt, BC ? July 20, 2010The Merritt Centennials are pleased to announce their captain for the 2010-11 season. Wearing the ?C? will be three-year BCHL veteran defenceman Steve Tresierra. ?We are delighted that not only has Steve decided to return to Merritt for another season, but that he has agreed to take on […]

Merritt, BC – July 12, 2010 The Merritt Centennials are pleased to announce the acquisition of goaltender Jared Andersen (90) and future considerations from the Grande Prairie Storm of the Alberta Junior Hockey League in exchange for defenceman Mitch Jones (91). Andersen, who's from Fort St. John, BC, is entering his third season of junior […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESpokane, WA – June 30, 2010The Spokane Chiefs have named Don Nachbaur, ninth on the WHL?s all-time coaching win list, as the organization?s 11th head coach in franchise history.  Nachbaur has won 431 games in 12 seasons, six each in Seattle and Tri-City, as a head coach in the WHL and is a […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Merritt, BC ? June 25, 2010 The Merritt Centennials Junior ?A? Hockey Club Society announced today the 2010-11 Board of Directors as elected at its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday June 25, 2010. The Executive for the upcoming season includes President/Chairman of the Board Jerry Canuel, Vice-President Tom Reynolds, Treasurer Beth Nadeau […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Merritt, BC ? June 22, 2010 The Merritt Centennials Junior ?A? Hockey Club Society would like to invite all residents of the Nicola Valley to its Annual General Meeting on Thursday June 24, 2010 at 7 p.m. in the Mezzanine at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena. The evening will consist of reports […]