Cents Acquire Buono From Powell River

The Merritt Centennials have acquired forward Christian Buono (00) and future considerations from the Powell River Kings in exchange for Brett Roloson. A veteran of over 90 BCHL contests, Buono, the 5’10”, 195 pound native of Burnaby, has picked up 14 points in 21 games played this season with the Kings. Last year he tallied […]

Cents Outlast Salmon Arm

The Merritt Centennials went down to the wire in a barn burner from the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena against the Salmon Arm Silverbacks but prevailed 6-5 in regulation. The first period started off with a bang with a couple bodies in the penalty box and a game misconduct being handed down early. The officials set […]

Leadership Group Refined

The Merritt Centennials have refined their leadership group under Head Coach Derek Sweet-Coulter. Remaining as Captain will be 4th year Centennials forward Rylan Van Unen, but instead of 6 assistants split between home and away the team will have 3 permanent assistants. All three Assistants were previously named, and will continue to serve the team […]

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 […]

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 […]

Exhibition Preview: Cents @ Spruce Kings – Aug. 27

The Merritt Centennials get set to do battle with the reigning BCHL Champion Spruce Kings in exhibition action tonight. The Cents are coming off a pair of losses to the Penticton Vees over the weekend that was. The first match on Friday resulted in a 3-1 loss, and the rematch on Saturday was a 5-2 […]

New Era Begins With Intrasquad Match

The Merritt Centennials have ushered in a new era of hockey under Head Coach and General Manager Barry Wolff, and fans got their first look at what the future could hold after a tightly contested intrasquad match on Wednesday night that saw Team White prevail 5-4 over Team Black. The game began with lots of […]

Main Camp Report

August 19, 2019 – Merritt, BC – The Centennials opened main camp on Monday morning with a number of new faces vying for a spot on the team. The search for the 2019-20 roster has attracted players from as near as the Cents home town and surrounding area to as far as Eastern Canada. The […]

Meet The New Faces Of The Merritt Centennials

The Merritt Centennials have 7 new faces that will don a Cents jersey for the first time this season. Yesterday, the Centennials announced the signing of local talent Talon Zakall, today the Cents are proud to announce the signings of 5 more players, and one more new face, Jaydon Fetter, who was signed just before […]