The Merritt Centennials have a strong contingent of Alumni attending development camps across the NHL. Getting his first taste of an NHL development camp is Kamloops native Diego Cuglietta who will suit up with the Dallas Stars this week after signing an ATO with their AHL Affiliate Texas Stars. Finishing his senior year at Lake […]
The Merritt Centennials are proud to announce that they’ve found the person who will be sharing the bench with Head Coach Barry Wolff. Derek Sweet-Coulter has been named Assistant Coach and Assistant GM for the 2019-20 season. Sweet-Coulter was formerly the Head Coach and GM of the Red Lake Miners of the SIJHL for the […]
The Merritt Centennials hosted their Annual General Meeting last night, officially capping off the 2018-19 season. President Neil Menard, Governor and Director of Hockey Operations Brian Barrett, Business Operations Manager Jared Thomas, Treasurer Beth Nadeau, Billet Coordinator Jessica Culbertson, Booster Club President Betty Doberstein, and through Brian Barrett, Head Coach and GM Barry Wolff, all […]
A big step to the formation of the 2019-20 Centennials begins today. The Centennials open their annual June Abbotsford Summer Camp running today until Sunday at the Summit Centre. The first practices will begin this morning at 10:00am with players starting to be pitted against each other at 2pm. Head Coach and General Manager Barry […]
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 […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- May 31st, 2019 Merritt, BC – The Merritt Centennials regrettably announce the departure of Assistant Coach Brandon Shaw from the organization effective today. Shaw was in his second season behind the bench in Merritt, but is electing to pursue other hockey opportunities moving forward. Coach Shaw had nothing but thanks for the […]
The Merritt Centennials would like to welcome the Merritt community to take part in their Annual General Meeting slated for Wednesday, June 12th. The meeting will take place at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena Mezzanine (upstairs) and will begin at 7pm. If you’ve ever been curious about the inner workings of the Centennnials this is […]
The Cents had one of their most successful seasons in 30 years, and with that comes the unfortunate reality that some of the best players to don a Centennials crest will be leaving for the next step in their hockey careers in the NCAA. In the coming weeks we will give one final salute to […]
The Canadian Junior Hockey League announced Tuesday the names of the five finalists for the CJHL Coach of the Year and a familiar name is among the list. For his efforts in the 2018-19 season, which stands as the third best regular season in Centennials history behind only the legendary Joe Tennant teams of 77 […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 2nd 2019 MERRITT, BC – Neil Menard President of the Merritt Centennials is pleased to announce the next head coach and general manager in franchise history: Barry Wolff. Wolff assumes the role left vacant by departing Head Coach/GM Joe Martin, and will begin immediately. Wolff spent last season with the […]
