The Merritt Centennials went through a wild 2020-21 campaign that couldn’t have been possible without the dedication and support of their fans, sponsors, billet families, volunteers and parent group. The Cents would like to thank you all for your continued support throughout a difficult season for all involved. There were many positives throughout the season […]
The Merritt Centennials pushed the pace and pushed the Smoke Eaters to the brink, but in the end a blip in the second period came back to bite the Cents as they fell 7-6 in Trail. The first period saw the Cents playing some of their best hockey of the preseason. They were putting the […]
The Cents ground out a text book road game that didn’t have a deciding factor until a goal with 3 seconds remaining gave the Cents the edge over the Spruce Kings. The first period didn’t have a lot going for either side save some penalties. The Cents made 3 trips to the sin bin along […]
The Merritt Centennials are very excited to announce their leadership group for the upcoming 2020-21 season. The Centennials coaches and staff felt it was important to name a leadership group early on in the exhibition season to set the tone both in and outside of the rink. There were plenty of candidates to choose from […]
The Centennials get set for Game 2 of the Barnes Cup this morning after a spirited tilt on Friday morning saw Team White take game 1 by a score of 3-1. In period one, the teams came out flying in what’s been the closest to real game action they’ve experienced so far. With the pace […]
The Merritt Centennials had another internal battle on a Friday where the BCHL is starting to play host to exhibition games across the league. Team Red managed to survive a late scare from Team White in game 1 to hang on with a 2-1 victory, and Team Black came back with a vengeance after surrendering […]
The Merritt Centennials started out strong, but the Vernon Vipers awoke and didn’t look back as they scored 5 unanswered en route to a 6-3 Cents loss. The Tuesday night affair started out a little on the sleepy side as neither team found much purchase through the first 10 minutes. It wasn’t until a pair […]
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 (9-21-1-3) welcome a recent foe in the Powell River Kings (17-16-2-0) to the NVMA tonight. The Cents are coming off an island road swing where they picked up 3 of a possible 6 points. The lone win on the road trip came against these very Kings 4-3, they suffered a shootout loss […]
The Merritt Centennials (8-18-1-0) look to write off last week with a spirited tilt against the Langley Rivermen (13-15-0-1) tonight. The Cents will look to forget a week where they got pummeled on defense, and couldn’t answer offensively. Collectively over 3 games last week the Cents lost by a combined score of 18-3. Last Wednesday […]
