The Merritt Centennials have named forward Brett Jewell team captain. “He does a lot of things well that we ask of all our players. The guys follow him, they’ve been following him for a while now. We talk about being a better person, better people make better Centennials, and that’s Brett Jewell.” said Cents General Manager […]
The 2015-16 BCHL season was notable for many things including an RBC Cup national title for the West Kelowna Warriors and three first-round selections at the NHL Entry Draft. But the number 148 will stand out as among the best things achieved during the last campaign. That’s the number of college commitments for players in […]
The Merritt Centennials are pleased to announce the commitment of forward Cade Gleekel to the St. Lawrence University Saints for the 2017-18 season. “We’re happy for Cade to commit to the Saints program. It’s still early here in the season, but I believe the staff at St. Lawrence is receiving a great player and a great person,” said Cents […]
The Merritt Centennials announced Friday that 20-year-old forward Mitch Lipon has been traded to the Whitecourt Wolverines of the Alberta Junior Hockey League for the CJHL playing rights of 20-year-old forward Frederic Letourneau and future considerations. “We wish Mitch the very best of luck with the Wolverines,” said Merritt GM and Head Coach Joe Martin. […]
Former Cents goaltender Tyler Steel has signed with the Huntsville Havoc of the Southern Professional Hockey League for the 2016-17 season. Steel, 23, completed a three year NCAA career in 2015-16. In three seasons with Brown University, the Vernon product had a 10-24-3 record with a 3.44 goals-against-average and an .894 save percentage in […]
The Merritt Centennials announced on Tuesday the signing of forward Ethan Skinner for the 2016-17 season. Skinner comes to the Cents from the Elmira Sugar Kings of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. In 49 games with the Sugar Kings last season, the 18-year-old had 24 goals and 60 assists for 84 points. He was […]
The Merritt Centennials announced on Wednesday the signing of forward Tyler Pietrowski for the 2016-17 season. Pietrowski comes to the Cents from the Philadelphia Little Flyers of the Eastern Hockey League. In 39 games with the Little Flyers last season, the 20-year-old had 27 goals and 26 assists for 53 points in 39 games played. […]
The first step in identifying next year’s draft picks – the NHL Central Scouting Futures List – has identified 11 Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) players. The Futures List consists of 148 North American players and 142 International players. (CLICK HERE for full list) “The 2016 draft class lived up to all the hype regarding the exceptional talent available and […]
The BCHL is pleased to announce 2016 BCHL Broadcaster of the Year award will be shared by two talented and deserving individuals. Powell River Kings voice Alex Rawnsley and Nanaimo Clippers play-by-play man Dan Marshall are this year’s winners. The results come after a survey of all of the BCHL’s play-by-play broadcasters from the 2015-16 […]
The Merritt Centennials announced today that goaltender Cole Kehler’s Western Hockey League rights have been traded from the Kamloops Blazers to the Portland Winterhawks for a seventh round pick in the 2018 WHL Bantam Draft. The 18-year-old from Altona, Manitoba joined the Cents near the end of September 2015 and played 43 games during the […]
