Photos: Jennifer Small & Tami Quan The Merritt Centennials (10-26-1-3) face off against the West Kelowna Warriors (7-25-5-2) tonight. The Centennials are coming off a pair of games against the Trail Smoke Eaters and had their best periods early on in both games as they rode goals from AP Brett Mero and Christian Buono to […]
Photo Credit: Garrett James The Merritt Centennials are sending D Olson Werenka (99) to the Spruce Grove Saints of the AJHL for future considerations. Werenka, a Calgary native, is returning to his home province to conclude his Junior career. This season with the Cents he had 3 goals and 14 assists in 31 games played. […]
The Merritt Centennials announced today that they have signed defenseman Chase Cooke (03) of the KIJHL’s Princeton Posse for the remainder of the season. A Merritt local, Cooke is no stranger to the team and fans. He’s suited up for 5 games this year as an affiliate, and has been a part of Cents training […]
The Merritt Centennials had the game within their grasp once again, but the Smoke Eaters rode another strong third period to a 5-2 victory. It was another great start for the Merritt Centennials who were on the wrong end of he shot clock, but were able to be on the right side of the score […]
The Merritt Centennials announced a trade today that sends defender Joey Berkopec (99) to the Coquitlam Express in exchange for future considerations. Berkopec was in his 3rd year as a part of the Centennials and was arguably their top defenseman. To date he had tallied 3 goals and 14 assists for 17 points this season, […]
The Merritt Centennials (10-25-1-3) go for game 2 of the double dip against the Trail Smoke Eaters (24-12-2-1) tonight. Last night the Merritt Centennials were in the driver’s seat for the majority of the game, but a strong finish from Trail saw the Smoke Eaters come back and grab the win 6-3. The first period […]
The Merritt Centennials were in the driver’s seat for the majority of the game, but a strong finish from Trail saw the Smoke Eaters come back and grab the win 6-3. The first period was a textbook frame of how to play at the NVMA spurred on by some timely offense. Affiliate Brett Mero from […]
The Merritt Centennials (10-24-1-3) begin the new year against a tough test with a home and home series against the Trail Smoke Eaters (23-13-2-1) that starts tonight. The Cents come in refreshed after the holidays, but in their crazy schedule leading up to the break come into the game going 1-4 in their last 5 […]
Written by Michael Reeve A 6-1 loss to Team Canada marks the end of Merritt Centennial forward Daniel Tkac’s World Junior Championship. The ‘Slovakian Superman’ was the first Merritt Centennial in team history to play in the Juniors. While the Slovaks fell well short of the podium, their eighth-place finish secures a spot in next […]
Written By Micheal Reeve For the first time in Merritt Centennials’ franchise history, they can say a Cent is playing in the World Junior Hockey Championship. In fact, the Cents can claim the only BCHL player in the 2020 Tournament, all thanks to Daniel Tkac’s extraordinary play. After a successful training camp, which had Tkac […]
