The Merritt Centennials are excited to announce the signing of 2004-born goaltender Beau Lane out of Pembroke, Massachusetts.
Lane spent the last two seasons playing U.S. prep school hockey at Thayer Academy in Braintree, Massachusetts. He also played 20 games with the Cape Cod Whalers 18U AAA team in 2022-23, finishing with an 8-7-3 record and a 2.93 goals-against average.
The Cents’ hockey operations staff was impressed by Lane’s play at their Boston identification camp at the end of June, noting that the netminder shows a high level of compete and maintains a calm demeanor.
“Beau reads the play well, is quick, athletic, and efficiently makes the saves needed,” said Centennials head coach and assistant general manager Brian Passmore. “He brings size and further depth to our goaltending tandem. Beau shows a good presence in the crease and we feel we can rely on him to have an impact as he makes the jump to junior hockey this season.”
Lane, who stands 6’3″ and weighs 175 lbs., was the 21st-ranked North American goaltender by NHL Central Scouting ahead of the 2022 NHL Draft.
