The Merritt Centennials have traded defender Grayson Valente (00) to the Austin Bruins of the NAHL in exchange for future considerations. Valente was acquired via trade over the summer from the Alberni Valley Bulldogs for Josh Van Unen. Over 7 preseason games with the Centennials, Valente tallied a goal and 3 assists while playing in […]

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 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 […]

(Via BCHL) The Merritt Centennials were the lone team on the outside looking in for the 2020 BCHL Playoffs as last year was very much a rebuilding season for the team. After struggling out of the gate, the team decided to make a change behind the bench and promote then assistant Derek Sweet-Coulter to head […]

Photo Credit: Garrett James MERRITT, BC – The Merritt Centennials have acquired defender Grayson Valente (00) from the Alberni Valley Bulldogs in exchange for forward Josh Van Unen and future considerations (01). Valente brings a much needed veteran presence to the blue line where he will instantly become the most experienced defender on the roster. The […]