The Cents had one of their most successful seasons in 30 years, and with that comes the unfortunate reality that some of the best players to don a Centennials crest will be leaving for the next step in their hockey careers in the NCAA. In the coming weeks we will give one final salute to […]
Another Centennials netminder has himself a late season commitment. Playing stellar all year, and especially down the stretch Austin Roden has committed to the University of Nebraska – Omaha. The Victoria, BC native is in his 2nd season with the Merritt Centennials and has served as the primary starter throughout the year. Registering the 4th […]
The 2nd seeded Merritt Centennials (36-15-4-3) and the 7th seeded Trail Smoke Eaters (23-24-8-3) meet in the post season for just the 2nd time in their long histories. Tonight begins the second season for both clubs, and despite being a 2 vs 7 match up on paper the series will be much tougher than that. […]
The Merritt Centennials ended the season off just short of 1st place in the Interior, but one player is finishing with a bang. Goaltender Austin Roden has been named the BCHL Player of the Week for his stand up performance, the league announced Monday. Roden won all three of his starts last week, stopping 115 […]
The Merritt Centennials, fans, staff, volunteers, and supporters gathered on Sunday night to salute the Centennials record year. While the Cents were unable to capture 1st place in the Interior division, their .675 win percentage and 35 wins on the season were the most the town has seen in over 30 years. Below is a […]
Austin Roden has captured the eyes of the BCHL with his stellar play over the last weekend. Helping the Cents start out 2019 with a pair of wins, Roden was crucial to the teams success. On Friday, he went toe-to-toe with Logan Neaton of the Prince George Spruce Kings, who holds the league-best GAA, in […]
For the first time since its website was launched in 2003, the BCHL has added an historical statistics page that shows some of the league’s all-time greats and their career records. The Centennials are represented in nearly ever category: Bryan Kang is 3rd in terms of career Games Played with 280, Frank Biller is 4th […]
The Merritt Centennials offense may not have filled the net to the same degree as they have in the last couple games, but they turned in their best defensive effort of the year and shutout the Salmon Arm Silverbacks 5-0. The first period saw the Centennials and Silverbacks feel eachother out for the first 10 […]
The Merritt Centennials today announced the acquisition of goaltender Austin Roden from the Nanaimo Clippers in exchange for future considerations. The 19-year-old has a 2-4-1 record with the Clippers this season along with a 3.17 goals-against-average and a .905 save percentage. “We’re happy to add another experienced goalie to our roster. We didn’t plan on […]
