Game Preview: Cents Vs Express – Feb. 6

The 2nd in the Interior Division Merritt Centennials (28-14-4-3) take on the Mainland’s 3rd place Coquitlam Express (25-21-2-2) tonight. The Centennials are coming off a light week of action with just 2 games, but are heading into their heaviest of the season with 4 games in 5 nights this week. The Cents were unable to […]

New Month, Same OT

The Merritt Centennials were able to strike early, but weren’t able to get offense after that as they skated to a 3-2 shootout loss to the Trail Smoke Eaters. The Cents found their way onto the scoreboard just 5 minutes in as Rylan Van Unen drove wide with a step down the left side, and […]

Game Preview: Cents @ Trail – Feb. 2

Photo Credit: Garrett James Photography The 2nd in the Interior Division Merritt Centennials (28-14-4-2) take on another division rival tonight, the 7th place Trail Smoke Eaters (18-21-7-3). The Cents are coming off a frustrating game against the Wenatchee Wild at home. One in which their breakouts, and break-ins were constantly being turned aside by the […]

Neutral Zone Neutralizes Cents

Photo Credit: Garrett James Photography For the first time in 2019 the Cents lost a game in regulation falling to the Wenatchee Wild 3-2. The Cents started the game off right by scoring just 5 minutes in. Nick Granowicz took a Mattias Dal Monte feed up the far-side wall and banked it around the Wenatchee […]

Game Preview: Cents Vs Wild – Jan. 30

Photo Credit: Garrett James Photography The 2nd in the Interior Division Merritt Centennials (28-13-4-2) take on their rival and 3rd in the Interior Wenatchee Wild (26-17-2-3) tonight. The Centennials are coming off a week that saw them pick of 5 of a possible 6 points, and now have points in 11 straight games. The team […]

Cents Beat Rough Stuff Against Rivermen

Photo Credit: Garrett James Photography The Merritt Centennials had to survive an onslaught of physical play for the Langley Rivermen, but in the end they persevered by a score of 4-1. The game started with some innocent chirping, but it quickly disintegrated into a penalty parade. Despite that only 4 penalties were handed out in […]

Game Preview: Cents Vs Rivermen – Jan. 27

Photo Credit: Garrett James Photography The 2nd in the Interior Merritt Centennials (27-13-4-2) take on the 4th in the Mainland Langley Rivermen (24-21-1-0) this afternoon. The Cents are coming off another trip to overtime, and another loss in overtime. After starting out 2019 with 3 straight overtime wins, the tide has turned against the Cents […]

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 […]

No OT Required

Photo Credit: Garrett James Photography The Merritt Centennials had their best first period of 2019 on route to their first win that didn’t require overtime against the Wenatchee Wild 6-3. The powerplay was a big question mark coming in going 0/13 the week previous, but the Cents silenced the critics early in that regard. Scoring […]