The Merritt Centennials have acquired goaltender Josh Dias (00) from the Lloydminster Bobcats of the AJHL in exchange for forward Chase Nameth (00). Dias, a Surrey, BC native, shouldered a heavy work load with the Bobcats getting into 42 games, sporting a record of 8-30-3 with a 3.77 GAA and a .900 SV%. The Bobcats […]
The Merritt Centennials are pleased to announce two new additions to their bench staff: Levi Stuart and Jason Purpur. Stuart will join Head Coach and GM Derek Sweet-Coulter as an Assistant Coach. Stuart has worked primarily as a video coach since 2011 with the Vancouver Giants of the WHL, the Vernon Vipers, and the Centennials […]
The Merritt Centennials have completed a trade with the Victoria Grizzlies that will see defender Braydon Clark (02) head to Victoria in exchange for future considerations. Clark split time between the Prince Albert Raiders of the WHL and the Centennials last season. In 16 games with the Cents, the scrappy D-man had a goal, two […]
Photo Credit: Garrett James MERRITT, BC – The Merritt Centennials have acquired defender Grayson Valente (00) from the Alberni Valley Bulldogs in exchange for forward Josh Van Unen and future considerations (01). Valente brings a much needed veteran presence to the blue line where he will instantly become the most experienced defender on the roster. The […]
The flurry of activity on opening day of the Hockey Canada Registry continues for the Merritt Centennials as they have traded forward Christian Buono (00) to the Prince George Spruce Kings in exchange for future considerations. Buono posted 11 goals and 27 assists over 58 games last season split between the Powell River Kings and […]
Photo Credit: Garrett James The Merritt Centennials continue to complete trades from the January deadline, but in this case they’ve made an additional move. The Centennials received forward Tyler Schleppe (01) from the Coquitlam Express as future considerations of the deal that saw defender Joey Berkopec (99) depart from the Cents. In addition, the Cents […]
Photo Credit: Garrett James The Merritt Centennials have acquired forward Walker Erickson (02) from the Trail Smoke Eaters to complete a trade from January 7th that saw Matt Osadick (00) sent to Trail for future considerations. A Surrey, BC native, Erickson was a role player on a deep Smoke Eaters team this past season playing […]
Due to the uncertainty surrounding the upcoming season, the Centennials have made the decision to once again extend their Early Bird Deadline to give fans a chance to come into the office to purchase their season tickets. The Deadline will now be June 30th. Announced last week, the Centennials office will be open on Wednesdays […]
The Merritt Centennials are announcing they’ve committed to forward Jacob ‘Cubby’ Myers (’02) of the Vancouver North East Chiefs in the BCMML for next season. The Port Moody, BC native is a power forward who stands at 6′ and weighs 185 pounds and brings a right handed shot to the group. Myers goes by the […]
(Photos: Garrett James) The Centennials are pleased to announce that goaltender Ryan Winter (99) has committed to the MacEwan University Griffins (USPORTS) for next season. Winter was a warrior in the blue paint for the Centennials this season as he routinely faced 40+ shots a night. Playing the lone year in Merritt he posted a […]
