For the first time in 2 years if you count the playoffs, and the first in 5 if you count the regular season the Merritt Centennials won in Penticton 4-2. Spurred on by 45 raucous fans that travelled on the Fan bus, the Cents had a strong opening period. Despite having a couple powerplay opportunities […]
It’s a battle of the top two teams in the Interior Division as the Merritt Centennials (31-15-4-3) take on the Penticton Vees (34-14-3-2) tonight. The Merritt Centennials are coming off a busy week where they played 4 games in 5 nights, including 3 in 3 on the Island Road Swing. The Cents started the week […]
After the Cents picked up 3 of 4 wins in the week that was the BCHL took notice of one players contributions. Brad Cocca has earned another honorable mention this season. The Centennials started the week off against the Coquitlam Express on Wednesday and Cocca was in on 3 of the 5 goals scored. He […]
The Merritt Centennials ran out of gas in the final game of a 4 in 5 stretch, and lost to the Victoria Grizzlies 4-1. The Grizzlies shot out to an early lead courtesy their phenom Alex Newhook. He set up Riley Hughes on a 2-on-1 and then got a gift from a Centennials defender between […]
**PUCK DROP 4PM** The Merritt Centennials (31-14-4-3) look to finish the Dad trip off with their 4th victory in a row against the 1st in the Island Division Victoria Grizzlies (32-16-0-4) this afternoon. The Cents are coming off another tidy effort against the Nanaimo Clippers last night. They survived a sleepy first and stormed out […]
It was two steps forward – one step back for the Merritt Centennials but they survived a see-saw battle against the Nanaimo Clippers 5-3. The first period was an absolute snoozer on both sides of the puck, with both teams getting an opportunity on the powerplay and being unable to convert. Shots after 1 were […]
The 2nd in the Interior Merritt Centennials (30-14-4-3) continue their Island swing against the Nanaimo Clippers (25-26-1-0) tonight. The Centennials are coming off a rough game in Powell River, but they were able to prevail due to their cooler heads. There were dangerous plays made against Payton Matsui, Mike Van Unen, and Nick Wicks, but […]
The Merritt Centennials kept their cool and crowned the Kings by a score of 5-3. In the first period the Kings struck first on a two man advantage, and it was Ryan Brushett to make it 1-0. The Cents found the answer with Vincent Guy after Frazer Dodd turned the puck over to tie the […]
The 2nd in the Interior Merritt Centennials (29-14-4-3) take on the 2nd on the Island Powell River Kings (31-19-1-0) tonight. The Cents are coming off one of their best complete efforts on the season on Wednesday night against the Coquitlam Express. The Cents got a solid special teams effort that started early with Matt Kopperud […]
The Merritt Centennials got a 40 save performance and plenty of offense to return to the win column on Wednesday night against the Express 5-0. The powerplay has been a bit of a question mark all season long, but it had answers early in the goings of the first. Matt Kopperud clapped a one-timer from […]
