The Merritt Centennials are proud to unveil new jerseys for the 2016-17 season. “The Centennials have been part of the fabric of the city of Merritt for the past 43 years,” said Cents GM and Head Coach Joe Martin. “The new design is a fresh look that incorporates the proud history of the Centennials franchise […]
The Merritt Centennials would like to thank everyone who made our 2016 Golf Tournament presented by Sagebrush a success! A huge thank you to all the golfers, and to our volunteers, staff, players, alumni, photographer Ian Webster and everyone at Sagebrush Golf Club. Also a big thank you to all of our sponsors for their […]
With all 30 NHL teams having started their summer development camps, a look through the invitees reveals a lot of BCHL-bred talent. A total of 54 league alums have been or are being put through their paces right now as they try to stick on a team’s radar for the future. Most of the players […]
From the July 7, 2016 edition of the Merritt Herald: A small crowd of club faithful gathered at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena on June 23 for the Merritt Centennials’ annual general meeting. The Centennials, in their 43rd year of existence, are the longest continuously-run franchise in the British Columbia Hockey League. Those in attendance at […]
The BCHL and the Merritt Centennials announced the 2016-17 regular season schedule today. The Cents 44th BCHL regular season opens on Friday, September 9th in Prince George and wraps up a little over six months later on Friday, February 24th in Merritt against the defending RBC Cup Champion West Kelowna Warriors. Once again this season, […]
Former Cents defenseman Brandon Pfeil has signed with Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák of the MOL Liga for the 2016-17 season. Pfeil, 24, completed his four year NCAA career in 2015-16. In four seasons with Brown University, the West Vancouver product had five goals and 31 assists for 36 points in 116 games. Prior to joining the Bears, Pfeil […]
The 2016 Bauer BCHL Showcase schedule is set and again all 17 teams will be in action at Prospera Centre in Chilliwack. The dates of this season’s event are Sept. 21 to 25. The one extra day is to accommodate a single game on the Wednesday night, Sept. 21. All 17 games will be completed […]
The Hockey East conference has announced its All-Academic Team for the 2015-16 season and 21 BCHL alums made the grade. Players needed to achieve a grade-point average of 3.0 or better on the 4.0 scale in each of the previous two semesters to earn the recognition. Jace Hennig, who played for Coquitlam and Prince George […]
Former Cents goaltender Jonah Imoo has been invited to the 2016 Los Angeles Kings Summer Development Camp, which starts Monday, July 4 at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, California. Imoo appeared in 32 games for the Centennials in 2014-15, his lone season in Merritt. He finished with a 19-13-0 record, one shutout, a […]
The Merritt Centennials are pleased to announce that forward Brandon Duhaime, who played the 2014-15 season in Merritt, was selected in the 4th round, 106th overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. The Parkland, Florida native had six goals and 19 assists for 25 points during his lone BCHL season, was […]
