Cents Can’t Overcome Chiefs

The Merritt Centennials battled back and took the Chilliwack Chiefs down to the wire, but a late 5-on-3 goal and an empty netter helped the Chiefs outlast the Cents 6-4. It was all Chiefs in the first period as they dictated play early on. Ethan Bowen scored just 40 seconds in to give Chilliwack the […]

Game Day Preview: Cents @ Chiefs – Jan 29

The Merritt Centennials (10-33-1-3) head down to the Fraser Valley to take on the Chilliwack Chiefs (23-14-5-4) tonight. The Merritt Centennials are still looking to right the ship in January before it’s gone and they look to do it against another tough test in the Chilliwack Chiefs. The Cents are coming off a weekend where […]

Chiefs Chop Cents

The Merritt Centennials were in it until the final frame against the Chilliwack Chiefs, where they pulled away on the strength of the powerplay for a 7-1 final. In the first period the Chiefs made good on a couple goals in quick succession from Arlo Merritt and Minnesota Wild draft pick Nikita Nesterenko to make […]

Game Day Preview: Cents Vs Chiefs – Oct. 30

The Merritt Centennials (4-11) look to return to the win column against the surging Chilliwack Chiefs (10-5-3-1) tonight. The Cents are coming off a split of the weekends action. They kicked off Parent’s weekend with a bang with a 4-0 shutout over the Langley Rivermen. Ryan Winter earned his first BCHL shutout by stopping all 48 […]

Cents Make Swap With Chiefs

The Merritt Centennials are pleased to announce their first move of the off season under new Head Coach and General Manager Barry Wolff. The Centennials have acquired 2000 born forward Chase Nameth from the Chilliwack Chiefs in exchange for future considerations. Nameth, a 6’0, 185 pound Regina, Saskatchewan native, got into 44 regular season games […]

Cents Back To Their OT Ways

Photo Credit: Garrett James Photography The Merritt Centennials had their fair share of chances, but didn’t make enough of them count as the Chilliwack Chiefs came back to beat the Cents in OT for the 2nd time this season 3-2. The first period saw a lot of skating end to end, but not a lot […]

Game Preview: Cents @ Chiefs – Jan. 25

Photo Credit: Garrett James Photography The 2nd in the Interior Merritt Centennials (27-13-3-2) head down to the Fraser Valley to take on the BCHL leading Chilliwack Chiefs (32-12-1-0). The Cents are coming off their first game in 2019 that didn’t require overtime. On the road in Wenatchee, the Cents mustered their best 1st period of […]

Late Lead Doesn’t Last

Photo Credit: Garrett James Photography The Merritt Centennials have gone the distance in every game played in 2019, but no longer liking the results as the Chilliwack Chiefs scored in OT to win 4-3. The Cents shuffled the bottom six to start the game, and it paid dividends early. Daniel Tkac caused a turnover in […]

Game Preview: Cents Vs Chiefs – Jan. 17

Photo Credit: Garrett James Photography The Merritt Centennials (26-14-1-1) face the BCHL leading Chilliwack Chiefs (29-11-1-0) tonight. The Cents are coming off a week that saw the trend of going to overtime continue, but they couldn’t collect the full 4 points settling for 3 of 4. Last Wednesday the Cents travelled to Coquitlam for a […]