The Merritt Centennials announced Wednesday that 20-year-old defenseman Malik Kaila has been traded to the Coquitlam Express for future considerations. “This trade was a hard one for me. Malik was our captain last year and has been a great Centennials player during his career,” said Cents GM and Head Coach Joe Martin. “However, we had […]
The Merritt Centennials announced on Thursday the signing of 18-year-old forward Cade Gleekel. Gleekel is from Minneapolis, Minnesota and has played the last two seasons for Benilde-St. Margaret’s. Prior to 2014-15, he spent two seasons playing high school hockey for Blake School. “We are very happy to add Cade to our roster for the […]
The Merritt Centennials have signed 17-year-old defenseman Zach Metsa. Metsa, a puck-moving defenseman from Delafield, Wisconson, comes to Merritt from the Milwaulkee Junior Admirals. Metsa is another Cents player committed to Quinnipiac University, which is where the Centennials second leading scorer from 2015-16, Nick Jermain, is now continuing his hockey career. Metsa developed in the Junior Admirals program, […]
The Merritt Centennials have acquired veteran forward, 1996 born Chris Dodero from the Naniamo Clippers. This trade finalizes the deal Joe Martin made on this past season’s trade deadline of January 10th. Dodero finished the regular season in Nanaimo with 14 goals and 21 assists, then added 4 goals and 2 assists in a 14 […]
The Merritt Centennials have completed their trade with the Alberni Valley Bulldogs, as the Bulldogs send 1998-born defenceman Marshall Skapski to the Centennials. Picking up Marshall Skapski completes the trade that began on December 1st 2015, when Ryan Finnegan was sent to the Bulldogs for future considerations. The Abbotsford-born Skapski spent all of his first season […]
Merritt Centennials forward Colin Grannary has made the final player ratings for the NHL Central Scouting list. Grannary is currently ranked 178th on the ratings list, making him one of six BCHL players that could be drafted in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. A draft rating of 178 would put Grannary getting drafted in the […]
The Merritt Centennials Spring Camp wrapped up this weekend, with the Cents experimenting with a new format for their camp. This year the Cents held their Spring Camp in a 5 team tournament format, with the first place team advancing to the finals. Team Black had the fortune of the best seeding, but Team Yellow […]
Former Merritt Centennials defender Reece Willcox has signed an entry level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers. Willcox was a Cent from 2010 to 2012, adding 10 goals and 27 assists for a total of 37 points. Willcox then spent 3 years at Cornell University, getting drafted by the Flyers in the 5th round of the […]
The BCHL is announcing their all-star teams for the 2015-16 season, just as Round 2 of the BC Ford Dealers Road to the Fred Page Cup BCHL Playoffs begin tonight. Centennials forward Colin Grannary was announced as a BCHL 2nd Team All-Star, and Cents defender Michael Faulkner was named to the All-Rookie Team. Congratulations to […]
Former Merritt Centennials Goalie Lino Chimienti backstoppped the Cents from 2010-2012, before moving onto the Hobart Statesman in the Eastern College Athletic Conference. Chimienti is still turning heads and stopping pucks as he logged a shutout in the ECAC West Conference championship game back on March 5th. Chimienti saved 30 shots for the Statesman’s […]
