Merritt BC- The Merritt Centennials have teamed up with with Interior Savings Credit Union for this Saturday night’s game when the Powell River Kings come to town. Bring a book for the book drive and you will be entered into a draw for one of three family gift baskets courtesy of Literacy Merritt, Interior […]
PREVIEW: The Merritt Centennials, (17-20-2-1), play a rare Tuesday night game tomorrow night as they take on the Wenatchee Wild, (26-12-3-1), at home. The Cents are coming off of a weekend split, winning 5-0 over the Vernon Vipers, (28-10-1-4), on Friday night and coming close but losing 5-4 on Saturday night against the Trail […]
POST GAME: The Merritt Centennials, (17-19-2-1) shut out the Vernon Vipers, (23-15-3-2) with a 5-0 win in Merritt. The Cents came out strong and opened up the scoring just 1:10 into the game, Colton Gerblig getting that goal and Zach Court drawing the assist. Just a few minutes into the game, Mathieu Gosselin scored and […]
The Merritt Centennials announced today that goaltender Jacob Berger has committed to Minnesota State University, Mankato (NCAA Div. I) for the 2018-19 season. Berger, who’s from Minnetonka, Minnesota, has spent the last two seasons in Merritt, posting a 28-36-2 record along with a 3.15 goals-against-average, a .913 save percentage and three shutouts. The 20-year-old had […]
The Merritt Centennials, (16-19-2-1) fell short to the Penticton Vees, (25-9-2-2), last night over in Penticton, with a final score of 4-3. The Centennials opened up the scoring at 6:56 of the first period as Brendan Schneider’s shot deflected off of Matthew Kopperud and got past Adam Scheel’s blocker to make it 1-0 […]
The Canadian Junior Hockey League announced Tuesday that Merritt Centennials General Manager and Head Coach Joe Martin has been named the Head Coach of Team West at the upcoming CJHL Prospects Game on Tuesday, January 23 at 7:30 p.m. ET at Port Credit Memorial Arena in Mississauga, Ont. This contest, which is in partnership with […]
The Merritt Centennials announced today the return of Zach Risteau for the remainder of the 2017-18 season. Risteau played 19 games this season with the Central Illinois Flying Aces of the United States Hockey League, scoring five points (two goals, three assists). The 19-year-old led the Centennials in goals (26) and points (50) in 2016-17 […]
The Merritt Centennials announced today that forward Jack Vincent has joined the Janesville Jets of the North American Hockey League. Vincent was in his first season with the Cents and had nine points (five goals, four assists) in 30 games. “We certainly wish Jack all the best in Janesville and thank him for his contributions […]
POST GAME WEEKEND: The Merritt Centennials, (16-18-2-1), split their weekend games, earning a loss on Friday night vs the Vernon Vipers, (27-9-1-4) and a win last night against the Salmon Arm Silverbacks, (14-22-3-0). Friday night saw the Cents lose to the Vipers over in Vernon, with a final score of 2-0. The game started […]
Team social media coordinator caught up with former Merritt Centennials player Mike Hamilton in a “Where Are They Now” interview: You ended your BCHL career with the Centennials back in the 2002/03 season, played two seasons with the team before making the jump to University what was the biggest difference between the BCHL and Uni?: […]
