The Centennials were looking to start the preseason off with a win, but there were plenty of positives in a narrow 3-1 loss against the Vernon Vipers. Both teams iced a rookie heavy lineup as they continue to gauge their unknowns, but a couple of the known quantities showed up in the first half of […]
The Merritt Centennials are set to open their preseason when they welcome the Vernon Vipers to the NVMA tonight. The Centennials slimmed their main camp roster, and now have 30 players vying to make the final roster. Many of those bubble players will be in the lineup tonight as the Centennials coaching staff led by […]
The Merritt Centennials have shifted their exhibition schedule to include an extra home game. Originally, the Cents had planned on partnering with the Prince George Spruce Kings to host a hockey camp and exhibition game in Burns Lake, but due to wildfires in the area and the need of the arena for an evacuation facility […]
Main camp opens with 40 players vying for 23 spots on the Merritt Centennials. Of the 40, 14 players represented the Centennials last season. Nick Wicks, Rylan Van Unen, Christian Sabin, Brad Cocca, Mathieu Gosselin, Brendan Schneider and Matt Kopperud are carry overs from the forward core. Joey Berkopec, Mike Van Unen, Mattias Dal Monte, […]
Merritt, BC – General Manager and Head Coach Joe Martin will have a chance to recapture gold. Once again Martin has been named to Team Canada West to take part in the World Junior ‘A’ Challenge where he will serve as an Assistant Coach. This season the event will be held in Bonnyville, Alberta from December […]
Merritt, BC (August 14, 2018) – The Merritt Centennials are proud to announce the signing of ’99 defenseman Jaydon Fetter. A native of Windsor, Ontario, Fetter played the last two seasons for the Leamington Flyers of the GOJHL. Along with being an Assistant Captain and being named to the GOJHL’s West All Star Team, last season […]
Merritt, BC (August 13, 2018)- The Merritt Centennials have announced a trade ahead of main camp. The Cents have acquired the CJHL playing rights of Peter Muzyka of the North York Rangers of the OJHL in exchange for forward Ashton Stockie and future considerations. A native of Stratford, Stockie returns to Ontario after a one year […]
Merritt, BC – The Merritt Centennials are announcing changes to their team and office staff ahead of the 2018-19 season. Shifting roles will be Assistant Coach Brandon Shaw and Play by Play Broadcaster Jared Thomas. Shaw will now also fill the role of Director of Scouting while Thomas will be joining the front office in the […]
Merritt, BC – The Merritt Centennials are proud to announce that forward Nicholas Wicks has committed to the University of Alaska Anchorage for the 2019-20 season. The native of Delta, BC has been a member of the Merritt Centennials for the past two seasons and last season had his best offensive output to date with 12 […]
The BCHL has named it’s year end recipient of the FortisBC Energy Player of the Season. Merritt Centennials forward Brendan Schneider is getting the nod for the regular season after racking up 12 FortisBC Energy Player of the Game nods, while Wenatchee Wild defenceman Cooper Zech – who earned the recognition five times in the […]
