The Merritt Centennials (3rd Int/22-13-1-1) return home for a rematch against the Trail Smoke Eaters (6th Int/14-18-5-3) tonight, in the second game of a home-and-home series in the final weekend of BCHL action of 2018. The Cents are hoping to duplicate the effort from last night where they came away with a 5-2 win. A […]
The Merritt Centennials made their final road trip of 2018 worth their while by following a strong opening period to win 5-2 over the Trail Smoke Eaters. The Cents shook off the road rust early with a goal from Christian Sabin just 4:09 into the game. Brad Cocca floated a cross ice pass to Captain […]
The Merritt Centennials got into a special teams battle with the Powell River Kings, but it would be the even strength game that would set them apart as the Cents fell 6-5. The first period saw the Cents get the first powerplay of the game, and the first goal of the game. The offense came […]
Photo Credit: Garrett James Photography The Merritt Centennials (21-12-1-1 3rd Int) look to rebound at home against the Powell River Kings (20-13-1-0 2nd Isl) tonight. The Centennials are coming off a tough loss in West Kelowna where they ran into a hot goalkeeper. Connor Hopkins stopped 48/51 shots, and only buckled in the 3rd period, […]
Photo Credit: Garrett James Photography & Snap Commercial Photography The Merritt Centennials had difficulty getting the puck past a strong goaltender, and the Warriors made their special teams count to take their first of the season series 6-3. In the first period, the Centennials and Warriors traded chances, but no one could find the back […]
Photo Credit: Garrett James Photography and Snap Commercial Photography The Merritt Centennials (21-11-1-1) lock swords with the West Kelowna Warriors (20-14-0-1) for the second time in a week. The Centennials are coming off a great weekend that started with a win against the Warriors 5-4, and continued with success against the Nanaimo Clippers with a […]
Photo Credit: Garrett James Photography The Merritt Centennials are proud to announce that forward Bradley Cocca has committed to Brown University for the 2019-20 season. A native of Mississauga, Ontario, Cocca is having a banner year for himself in the junior hockey ranks. He’s played in the OJHL and the USHL, but really started to […]
The Merritt Centennials have been busy ahead of the holiday season, and have put themselves in Santa’s good books. During the month of November, the Cents ran a Movember campaign with the help of Mellah Leuca Day Spa. Instead of the usual mustache growth, the Cents opted to go a different route putting their leg […]
Photo Credit: Garrett James Photography The BCHL announced their Player of the Week today, and once again a Centennials player was among the honorable mentions. Captain Nick Wicks is starting to heat up offensively after a week that saw the Cents go 1-2, but Wicks pick up points in all three contests including a natural […]
The Teddy Bear’s were tossed early, and the Cents didn’t look back as they continued the Clippers woes with a 5-1 victory at the NVMA. The teams traded chances in the first before a goal mouth scramble saw the puck come to Christian Sabin who unleashed the teddy rain with a shot past Landon Pavlisin […]
