Leadership Group Named

The Merritt Centennials are proud to announce their leadership group for the 2019-20 season. Fourth year Centennials forward Rylan Van Unen has been named Captain while the team will split assistant roles for home and away games. All told there will be 6 assistants and they will include: 3rd year Cent Joey Berkopec, 2nd year […]

Gameday Preview: Cents @ Vipers – Oct. 11

The Merritt Centennials (2-7) get set to duke it out against last years BCHL Finalist Vernon Vipers (3-6) tonight. The Cents take to the road after not being able to capture a win at the BCHL Showcase, and the Vipers return home after not being able to do the same. The Cents had a good […]

Trail Smoke Centennials

The Merritt Centennials were in the game after 20 minutes, but the wheels fell off in the 2nd period in an eventual 7-1 loss to the Trail Smoke Eaters. The first frame saw the Smoke Eaters score on their first powerplay on a lucky one. A shot from the point bounced off a couple defenders […]

Showcase Preview: Cents @ Smoke Eaters – Oct. 4

The Merritt Centennials (2-6) get set to take on the team that bounced them from the playoffs last season the Trail Smoke Eaters (3-5-1-0). The Centennials are coming off a 4-1 defeat in game one of their showcase against former Head Coach Joe Martin and the Alberni Valley Bulldogs. Brett Roloson tied the game almost […]

Cents Bitten By Bulldogs

The Merritt Centennials answered the bell early, but couldn’t mount the comeback late as they fell to the Alberni Valley Bulldogs 4-1. Early on the Cents had trouble escaping their own zone, and they eventually paid the price. Tim Gould scored by a seeing eye shot from the blueline that found its way past Ryan […]

Showcase Preview: Cents Vs Bulldogs – Oct. 3

The 6th in the Interior Division Merritt Centennials (2-5) clash with former Head Coach Joe Martin and the 5th in the Island Division Alberni Valley Bulldogs (3-7) this afternoon. The Centennials are coming off another 1-1 weekend where they finished on a winning note heading into the week of practice. Last Wednesday the Centennials weren’t […]

Game Day Preview: Cents Vs Wild – Sept. 28

The Merritt Centennials (1-5) look for revenge against the Wenatchee Wild (5-1-0-1) tonight. It was just last Saturday that these teams last met in Wenatchee, and each club has had a chance to play a game in between. The Cents faced the Mainland Division leading Coquitlam Express on Wednesday night and weren’t able to best […]

Cents Add Scoring Touch

The Merritt Centennials are proud to announce they have acquired forward Joshua Kagan (00) from the Cowichan Valley Capitals in exchange for future considerations. Kagan, a Winnepeg, Manitoba native, spent last season with the Winkler Flyers in the MJHL before coming over to the Capitals this year. With the Flyers he had 11 goals, 14 […]

Coquitlam Rolls Past Cents

The Centennials had their first lead after a period of play against the Coquitlam Express, but couldn’t follow it up in the final 40 minutes and fell 6-3. The first period saw the Cents surge early, but when things got a little hectic with end to end action the Express were the first team to […]

Game Day Preview: Cents @ Express – Sept. 25

The Merritt Centennials (1-4) look to return to the win column when they storm the Poirier Sports and Leisure Complex to take on the Coquitlam Express (4-1) tonight. The Centennials are coming off an up and down weekend that saw them have their best game of the year against the West Kelowna Warriors, and follow […]