The 2nd seeded Merritt Centennials (36-15-4-3) and the 7th seeded Trail Smoke Eaters (23-24-8-3) meet in the post season for just the 2nd time in their long histories. Tonight begins the second season for both clubs, and despite being a 2 vs 7 match up on paper the series will be much tougher than that. […]
As voted on by BCHL broadcaster’s the league’s All Star nominations were released today. Despite a great team performance on the season, the Cents only had one individual singled out by the league’s play by play men: Nick Granowicz. Granowicz had an electrifying season in what will be his only year in the BCHL. His […]
The Coach of the Year Award for 2018-19 is coming back to the Nicola Valley. Head Coach Joe Martin was able to transform from a team that went 24-27-5 last year to a high powered offensive machine that went 36-15-4-3 this season. The Centennials wins of 36 and win percentage of .681 are the highest […]
The Merritt Centennials ended the season off just short of 1st place in the Interior, but one player is finishing with a bang. Goaltender Austin Roden has been named the BCHL Player of the Week for his stand up performance, the league announced Monday. Roden won all three of his starts last week, stopping 115 […]
The playoff schedule is set as the Merritt Centennials (2nd Int) face off with the Trail Smoke Eaters (7th Int). Game 1: Friday March 1 – Merritt, Nicola Valley Memorial Arena Game 2: Saturday March 2 – Merritt, Nicola Valley Memorial Arena Game 3: Tuesday March 5 – Trail, Trail Memorial Centre Game 4: Wednesday […]
The Merritt Centennials, fans, staff, volunteers, and supporters gathered on Sunday night to salute the Centennials record year. While the Cents were unable to capture 1st place in the Interior division, their .675 win percentage and 35 wins on the season were the most the town has seen in over 30 years. Below is a […]
The Merritt Centennials may not have finished at the top of the division, but they brought the fans to their feet in a thrilling OT victory 4-3 over the Vernon Vipers. The first period started off all Merritt, but by the end they had nothing to show for it. Despite out shooting the Vipers 17-7 […]
The Merritt Centennials (35-15-4-3) will sport their new 3rd jerseys tonight against the Vernon Vipers (26-21-7-3). The Cents are coming off a gutsy win in Langley to keep their hopes of finishing first in the division alive. The Rivermen scored on the powerplay before Frazer Dodd poked in a Joey Berkopec shot from centre that […]
The Merritt Centennials pulled off a gutsy win to keep their dreams of a first place finish alive with a 3-2 win over the Langley Rivermen. The Cents had to kill off 3 penalties in the first ten minutes, and succeeded on the first 2 but couldn’t kill off the third as Daneel Lategan scored […]
For the first time in his career Head Coach Joe Martin has been nominated for the BCHL’s Coach of the Year. Martin took over as head coach of the Cents in 2015-16 and has steadily lead the team to point totals of 50 or higher. His previous high water mark was a 23-25-2-8 season in […]
