The Merritt Centennials skated with the Penticton Vees through the final 40 minutes, but a 4 unanswered in the first from the Vees helped them to a 6-2 win. The Vees were able to get after the Cents early and often in the first period. Conner Hutchison opened the scoring just 4:08 into the game, […]
The Merritt Centennials (10-31-1-3) look for revenge against the Penticton Vees (36-11-1-1) tonight. The Centennials come into the contest looking to forget the last time they were in the confines of the SOEC. The Cents had a decent first period. Despite giving up a highlight reel goal to Danny Weight, they were able to equalize […]
The Merritt Centennials had the best performance on the powerplay of 2020, but the 2/7 performance wasn’t enough to get past the Trail Smoke Eaters as they fell 4-3 in regulation. The Cents turned in a dominant first period performance on the strength of 5 powerplay opportunities, but they were only able to cash in […]
The Merritt Centennials (10-30-1-3) take the road to Trail for the final time this season to face the Smoke Eaters (28-14-2-1) tonight. The Cents had a rough ride last night in Penticton where they were able to skate with the Vees for the first 20 minutes of hockey, but a 6 goal 2nd period led […]
The Cents were able to skate with the Vees for the first 20 minutes of hockey, but a 6 goal 2nd period led to a 9-1 route against the top team in the Interior. In the first period the teams were evenly matched, but skill was on display. Top prospect Danny Weight took on the […]
The Merritt Centennials (10-29-1-3) take on division rivals the Penticton Vees (33-11-1-1) tonight. The Centennials are coming off a hard fought loss to the Trail Smoke Eaters on Tuesday where they were in it until the final buzzer. 2 forwards short of a full deck, and with 2 defensive APs in the lineup, the team […]
The first batch of nominees for the NCAA’s Hobey Baker Award have been announced and there are 18 BCHL alums up for the honour. Among the long list of nominees is none other than former Cent, Zach Risteau (2016-2018). During his two seasons with the Cents the forward put up 70 points in 74 games played. This […]
The Merritt Centennials deserved a better fate on their 3rd try against the Smoke Eaters as they fell by an empty net score of 6-4. In the first period, the Cents were skating with the Smoke Eaters, Tanner Marshall was doing Tanner Marshall things in net, but the Smoke Eaters finally pulled through with 2 […]
The Merritt Centennials (10-28-1-3) get set to clash with a foe they’re all too familiar with in January in the Trail Smoke Eaters (26-14-2-1) tonight. The Cents are coming off a pair of losses to the West Kelowna Warriors over the weekend where they had brief moments of weakness that led to large swings on […]
The Merritt Centennials were unable to get past the West Kelowna Warriors in game 2 of the double header and fell by a score of 5-1. In the first period the Cents kept things close and nearly escaped the period scoreless, but Carter Wilkie scored in the final minute to put the Warriors up 1-0. […]
