This is the first installment of getting to know some of the Cents players who'll be returning with the team this season. First up, it's 1991-born forward, #11 – Jeff Jones. Jones is entering his second season with the Centennials after leading all team rookies in scoring with 52 points in 60 games. The Revelstoke […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMerritt, BC ? June 16, 2010The Merritt Centennials announced today the details for their 2010-11 Main Training Camp. Registration is at 9 a.m. on Monday August 23, 2010 at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena. ?We strive to give all players a vision and an outcome, to advance them to the next level and […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Merritt, BC ? June 15, 2010 The Merritt Centennials of the BC Hockey League are pleased to announce the signing of forward Jakob Reichert (93) for the 2010-11 season. ?We're really excited to have Jakob join our club,? said Cents Head Coach/GM Luke Pierce. ?He's a young player who has a lot […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMerritt, BC ? June 15, 2010The Merritt Centennials announced today that they have traded defenceman Matt Mazzarolo (90) to Surrey of the BCHL for future considerations. Mazzarolo appeared in 58 games with the Cents last season, tallying 4 goals, 13 assists and 105 penalty minutes. The Surrey product was originally signed by Merritt in […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMerritt, BC ? June 14, 2010The Merritt Centennials of the BC Hockey League are pleased to announce the hiring of Chad DeLeeuw as Assistant Coach for the 2010-11 season. ?We?re very happy Chad has agreed to join us here in Merritt,? said Head Coach/GM Luke Pierce. ?I am confident that his knowledge and […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMerritt, BC ? June 11, 2010The B-C Hockey League has unveiled its complete schedule for the upcoming 2010-11 campaign, with the Merritt Centennials set to kick off their 60-game regular season schedule in Trail on Friday, September 10th versus the Smoke Eaters.Merritt has 19 coveted Friday/Saturday home games this season. Friday and Saturday […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Burnaby, BC ? June 8, 2010 Merritt Centennials forward Jordan Soquila has been awarded an RBC/Hockey Canada scholarship following his final British Columbia Hockey League season. Soquila is one of two national winners of the Nickerson Award, which is presented as a $500 scholarship to the top student-athletes who are pursuing a […]

Merritt, BC ? June 2, 2010 The Merritt Centennials are pleased to announce the commitment of 21 year old forward Lucas Daoust to Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, BC for September 2010 where he will play hockey for the BCIHL?s WolfPack. “I'm excited that Lucas will get the opportunity to continue his hockey career and […]

Merritt, BC – May 31, 2010The Merritt Centennials would like to take this opportunity to invite all fans, volunteers, billets, business people and anyone interested in hockey to our Strategic Plan Presentation on Wednesday, June 9th at 7 p.m. in the mezzanine at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena.The plan begins with the 2010-11 season and […]

Merritt, BC – May 17, 2010 The Merritt Centennials are pleased to announce the commitment of 20 year old forward Jordan Soquila to Queens University of the CIS in Kingston, Ontario for September 2010. “We are very happy that Jordan has come to such a wise decision regarding his future. His opportunities for success not […]