The Merritt Centennials (12-8) will face the Penticton Vees (9-6-0-2) for the second time in 7 days at the SOEC tonight. The Centennials are coming off a weekend split that saw them lose to the Vees 6-1, but recover to top the potent Victoria Grizzlies 4-2. As the new month begins, the Cents are coming […]
Photo Credit: Garrett James The Merritt Centennials had to change something after falling two games in a row. They changed the lines, they committed to defense, and they shut down the Victoria Grizzlies to win 4-2. It didn’t take long for the new lines to click as Mathieu Gosselin converted just 12 seconds into the […]
The Merritt Centennials (11-8) will face the Victoria Grizzlies (11-6-0-1) in a clash of division leaders at the NVMA tonight. The Cents are coming off two of their worst performances of the season,and have lost those games by a combined score of 12-2. Last night against the Penticton Vees a strong start evaporated due to […]
Photo Credit: Garrett James The Cents talked about having a strong start to the game, but for the 3rd time this season they’d fall behind by a big margin in the first and be unable to come back falling 6-1 against the Penticton Vees. The first period started out well for the Cents, but the […]
Photo Credit: Garrett James The 1st place in the Interior Division Merritt Centennials (11-7) take on their nearest challenger the Penticton Vees (8-5-0-2) tonight. The Cents are coming off a week where they went 2-1 with wins over the Salmon Arm Silverbacks, and a split against the Wenatchee Wild. Last Wednesday the Cents earned their […]
The Merritt Centennials couldn’t overcome a much more determined Wenatchee Wild team in night two of a double-header down under, and were beaten 6-1. The Cents started the game with some life in the first, but their efforts were quickly dashed after an ill-advised pinch at the blue line that resulted in a two-on-one on […]
Photo Credit: Garrett James The 1st in the Interior Division Merritt Centennials (11-6) will complete the double header against the 6th in the Interior Division Wenatchee Wild (6-6-2) tonight. Last night saw the Cents survive a frustrating first 20. They couldn’t get the puck out of their own zone, they couldn’t complete a clean pass, […]
The Merritt Centennials put a forgettable first period in the rearview, continued to improve, and rode Nick Granowicz to a 4-3 win in OT against the Wenatchee Wild for their 4th win in a row. The Cents overcame a poor start where just everything seemed to be going wrong. They couldn’t complete a clean pass, […]
Photo Credit: Lisa Saffarek and Garrett James The 1st in the Interior Division Merritt Centennials (10-6) have a date down under with the 5th in the Interior Wenatchee Wild (6-6-1) tonight. The Cents are coming off their most complete game of the year, and third win in a row against the Salmon Arm Silverbacks. Over […]
The Merritt Centennials offense may not have filled the net to the same degree as they have in the last couple games, but they turned in their best defensive effort of the year and shutout the Salmon Arm Silverbacks 5-0. The first period saw the Centennials and Silverbacks feel eachother out for the first 10 […]
