The Wenatchee Wild announced today that the franchise is taking a hiatus for the 2020-21 BCHL season, due to complications caused by the closure of the American-Canadian border and restrictions put in place by the State of Washington due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As of this morning, the Wild have released all players on their […]
The Merritt Centennials would like to announce that Lucas Lundy (02) has signed with the Coquitlam Express of the BCHL for the 2020-21 season. The young defenseman suited up in a pair of games with the Centennials in the preseason registering 0 points. Director of Hockey Operations John Stuart would like to wish Lundy and […]
In accordance with the BCHL COVID-19 Safety Plan, approved by the Board of Governors, the League will adhere to Provincial Health Office (PHO) orders and schedule no games between now and midnight on Dec. 7. The result of this decision, recommended by the BCHL Return to Play Task Force, will push the regular season start […]
The Merritt Centennials finished their preseason with a win against the Cranbrook Bucks after a complete game effort from the net out led to a 4-2 victory. Early on it was goaltender Josh Dias leading the way as the Cranbrook Bucks were keeping the pressure on and firing everything on net. The Cents did a […]
The Merritt Centennials are excited to announce that they’ve acquired forward Deegan Mofford (01) from the West Kelowna Warriors in exchange for future considerations. Hailing from Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Mofford is built like a Rocky Mountain House at 6’3 and 220 pounds. The right hander has a heavy shot that can find the back […]
The Merritt Centennials (1-5) get set for their first back to back and their first ever meeting with the expansion Cranbrook Bucks (3-4-1) tonight. The Centennials are coming off the heels of a heartbreaker to the Trail Smoke Eaters last night that saw them fall 7-6. The Merritt Centennials pushed the pace and pushed the […]
The Merritt Centennials pushed the pace and pushed the Smoke Eaters to the brink, but in the end a blip in the second period came back to bite the Cents as they fell 7-6 in Trail. The first period saw the Cents playing some of their best hockey of the preseason. They were putting the […]
The Merritt Centennials in partnership with the Nicola Valley Food Bank, Century 21 Moving Real Estate BC Ltd., and Merritt Property Management Ltd. are deeply saddened that this Christmas the team will be unable to take part in what has become a Merritt tradition – The Hockey With Heart Food Drive. Unfortunately, due to the […]
The Merritt Centennials (1-4) get set for a rematch against the Trail Smoke Eaters (6-2) tonight. The Centennials will be looking for revenge, while the Smoke Eaters have played the Prince George Spruce Kings in between meetings. The Cents and Smoke Eaters were in a tight 1-0 game through 40 minutes last Thursday, a large […]
The Merritt Centennials found themselves in the hockey game after 40 minutes of play thanks to some great goaltending from Josh Dias, but after coming into the period down a goal, they ended with a 5-0 final. There was no road rust to speak of for the Trail Smoke Eaters as they came into the […]
