BritishColumbia Hockey League graduates Jared Tuton and Josh Lunden have beenchosen to wear letters at the University of Alaska Anchorage during the2009/10 season, Seawolves head coach Dave Shyiak has announced. Tuton,a former Merritt Centennials forward, will wear the 'C' in his seniorseason after serving as an assistant in his junior year. A stay-at-homedefenceman, the Whitehorse […]
Seniorforward Bryan Leitch (Merritt Centennials/BCHL) became the firstQuinnipiac University men?s ice hockey player in school history to leadNCAA Division I in scoring after totaling 59 points over 39 games for a1.51 points per game average. Leitch also led the nation with 47assists at a 1.21 per game clip. Leitch was named to the ECACHockey Second […]
NortheasternUniversity goaltender Brad Thiessen (Aldergrove, B.C./MerrittCentennials and Prince George Spruce Kings) has been named an NCAADivision I first-team All-American. Thiessen, a Hobey Hat Trickfinalist as one of the top three players in the nation, is the Huskies'first All-American since forward Jason Guerriero in 2005. BostonUniversity defenseman Matt Gilroy won the Hobey Baker Award. Thiessen,a junior, signed […]
Thiessen signs with NHL's Penguins April 3, 2009 Boston, Mass. Huskies goalie Brad Thiessen has signed with the PittsburghPenguins, the team announced on Friday. Thiessen is a Hobey Hat Trickfinalist and led Northeastern to one of its greatest seasons in2008-09, with his 25-12-4 record, 2.12 goals against average and .931save percentage. He will forgo his […]
Northeastern Universitygoaltender Brad Thiessen was named a Hobey Hat Trick finalist as atop-three selection for the 2009 Hobey Baker Memorial Award, honoringcollege hockey's top player. Thiessen was also named New England MVPand a New England All-Star on Thursday. He was already named HockeyEast Player of the Year and was the only unanimous Hockey East All-Starselection. […]
MERRITT, BC – February 19, 2009The Merritt Centennials handed out their annual player awards on Thursday night at the Merritt Senior Citizen's Hall. The following player awards were presented:Most Improved Player: F Gary Rai (90)Academic Scholar: D Jake Baker (91)Most Promising Player: D Jack Baker (91)Most Game Winning Goals: F Dustin Johnson (90)Best Plus-Minus: D […]
The Merritt Centennials would like to announce that a make-up date has been confirmed for the game against Penticton that was cancelled on December 20, 2008 due to a power outage at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena.The new date for the game is Wednesday, February 4, 2009. The start time is 7 p.m. and all […]
January 15, 2009 – MERRITT, BC Merritt Centennials goaltender Harrison May (89) was named Interior Conference Most Valuable Player at the BC Hockey League All Star Game in Vernon last night.May made 21 saves on 24 shots in the third period, including a number of huge saves as the Interior Conference lost the game 13-5 […]
January 14, 2009 – MERRITT, BC The Merritt Centennials are pleased to announce the naming of D Codie Kightley (88) as an alternate captain for the remainder of the regular season. Kightley, a Merritt Minor Hockey product, also wore an 'A' for the Cents last season during the last two months of the season. Centennials […]
January 10, 2009 – MERRITT, BC The Merritt Centennials are pleased to announce the acquisition of forward Michael Nardi (90) from the Prince George Spruce Kings in exchange for forward Alex Goodship (89) and future considerations. Nardi stands at 5'10″ and weighs 170 pounds and has posted five goals and seven assists for 12 points […]
