The Merritt Centennials are pleased to announce that they’ve committed to defender Alek Erichuk (01) for the upcoming season. The hulking Kamloops native standing at 6’4″ and 210 pounds is poised to join the Cents after spending the last two seasons with the Nelson Leafs of the KIJHL. The right handed D-man was relied upon […]
The Merritt Centennials are announcing that the Early Bird Deadline for season tickets is being extended to May 31st effective immediately. The Deadline was set to expire on April 30th, but due to the Covid-19 crisis, the Cents want to ensure that season ticket holders can renew their seats at the discounted rate. Business Operations […]
The Merritt Centennials are proud to announce they’ve committed to Forward Carson Preston (01) of the Aldergrove Kodiaks (PJHL). The Langley, BC native is another player who relies on speed, skill, work ethic, and compete as he comes in at 5’7″ and 160 pounds. Preston started off the 2019-20 campaign with a very strong Revelstoke […]
The Merritt Centennials are coming off their 47th season in franchise history, and while the season didn’t go as anyone would’ve anticipated it still had its share of bright spots including the play of the Cents graduating players. In the coming weeks, we will pay tribute to the young men who are departing the program. […]
The Merritt Centennials are proud to announce that they’ve committed to forward Alex Ochitwa (02) for the 2020-21 season. A native of Prince George, BC, the 5’6, 160 pound, left shot forward may be small in stature, but he’s high in skill. Playing the past two seasons in the BC Major Midget League with the […]
The Merritt Centennials are proud to announce that they’ve committed to Forward Chris Fortems (02) from the White Rock Whalers of the PJHL from the 2020-21 season. Hailing from Delta, British Columbia, Fortems finished the season leading the Whalers in scoring as a rookie, and tied for the league lead in scoring by a rookie […]
The Merritt Centennials have come to the unfortunate reality that in light of the current conditions and in the interest of everyone’s safety Spring Camp scheduled for April 3rd to 5th at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena will be cancelled. To all applicants we are happy to transfer your registration to our June camp in […]
The Merritt Centennials are very proud to announce that Captain Rylan Van Unen has committed to Northern Michigan University for the 2020-21 season. Van Unen is a rare specimen in the BCHL in that he spent his entire 4 year junior career with one team, the Centennials. In total, the Captain got into 212 regular […]
The Merritt Centennials are proud to announce the extension of Head Coach and General Manager Derek Sweet-Coulter for the 2020-21 season. Coach Sweet-Coulter unexpectedly took over the Cents this season following a 2-9 stumble out of the gate from then Head Coach Barry Wolff. Under Sweet-Coulter’s tenure this season the Centennials went 12-31-1-3, and despite […]
The Merritt Centennials had another successful 3rd jersey campaign in support of the Ty Pozzobon Foundation. This time round the Centennials opted for a new logo featuring a red bull to honor the legacy of Ty Pozzobon. With the help of Jay Loeppky from local 378 Boardshop, the Cents fashioned a logo that honored the […]
