The Merritt Centennials (10-35-1-3) complete a weekend home and home series against the Salmon Arm Silverbacks (25-20-3-1) tonight. The Cents and ‘Backs renewed acquaintances for the first time since early November last night with Salmon Arm skating away to a 6-2 victory. The game started well for Merritt who got an early shorthanded marker from […]
After opening the scoring, the Cents couldn’t keep the Silverbacks at bay, and eventually gave way in a 6-2 final. The game started well for Merritt who got an early shorthanded marker from Payton Matsui to take lead less than two minutes in. Salmon Arm would level the contest just after the midway point of […]
The Merritt Centennials (10-34-1-3) face off against a familiar foe in the Salmon Arm Silverbacks (24-20-3-1) tonight. The Centennials are coming off a game where they showed they have the determination to climb back in games, but may have wished they didn’t put their opponent up by 3 in the first period. Chilliwack was able […]
The Merritt Centennials battled back and took the Chilliwack Chiefs down to the wire, but a late 5-on-3 goal and an empty netter helped the Chiefs outlast the Cents 6-4. It was all Chiefs in the first period as they dictated play early on. Ethan Bowen scored just 40 seconds in to give Chilliwack the […]
The Merritt Centennials (10-33-1-3) head down to the Fraser Valley to take on the Chilliwack Chiefs (23-14-5-4) tonight. The Merritt Centennials are still looking to right the ship in January before it’s gone and they look to do it against another tough test in the Chilliwack Chiefs. The Cents are coming off a weekend where […]
The Merritt Centennials were on the wrong end of the special teams battle, and the Eagles were red hot with the extra man going 4/7 to win by a score of 7-2 on Saturday night. The Eagles and Cents traded chances in the first period, and an off-speed knuckle puck was the difference maker off […]
The Merritt Centennials (10-32-1-3) face off against Mainland division foe, the Surrey Eagles (20-20-3-4) tonight. The Cents are coming off a game where they skated with the Penticton Vees through the final 40 minutes, but 4 unanswered in the first from the Vees helped them to a 6-2 win.The Vees were able to get after […]
The Merritt Centennials skated with the Penticton Vees through the final 40 minutes, but a 4 unanswered in the first from the Vees helped them to a 6-2 win. The Vees were able to get after the Cents early and often in the first period. Conner Hutchison opened the scoring just 4:08 into the game, […]
The Merritt Centennials (10-31-1-3) look for revenge against the Penticton Vees (36-11-1-1) tonight. The Centennials come into the contest looking to forget the last time they were in the confines of the SOEC. The Cents had a decent first period. Despite giving up a highlight reel goal to Danny Weight, they were able to equalize […]
The Merritt Centennials had the best performance on the powerplay of 2020, but the 2/7 performance wasn’t enough to get past the Trail Smoke Eaters as they fell 4-3 in regulation. The Cents turned in a dominant first period performance on the strength of 5 powerplay opportunities, but they were only able to cash in […]
