The Centennials mustered the most offense they have in the post season, but it wasn’t enough against the defending champion Spruce Kings as Merritt fell 5-3. For the third game in a row the Centennials struck first. After going unsuccessful on the powerplay for the first two preseason games, the Cents finally managed to light […]
The Merritt Centennials get set to do battle with the reigning BCHL Champion Spruce Kings in exhibition action tonight. The Cents are coming off a pair of losses to the Penticton Vees over the weekend that was. The first match on Friday resulted in a 3-1 loss, and the rematch on Saturday was a 5-2 […]
The Merritt Centennials will have a good barometer for their pre-season as they’ve announced their exhibition dates. The Cents will play a pair of home-and-home series against two of the top teams in the league to test out their team during the pre-season. The Cents will play the Penticton Vees on back to back nights […]
The Merritt Centennials are proud to share the schedule for the upcoming 2019-20 season. The pre-season will see the Cents host two home games. One on August 24th against the Penticton Vees, and the other on August 30th against the Prince George Spruce Kings. The season kicks off with the Murray GM Home Opener against […]
Photo Credit: Garrett James Photography The Merritt Centennials needed the full 65 minutes and then some against the Prince George Spruce Kings as they needed the shootout to top the leagues top team 3-2. The first period started with the teams trading chances, and powerplay opportunities – but neither team would take advantage and the […]
Photo Credit: Garrett James Photography The Merritt Centennials (23-13-1-1) kick off 2019 with a tough test against the BCHL leading Prince George Spruce Kings (25-9-1-2). The Centennials went into the Christmas break and ended 2018 on a high note taking a home-and-home series with the Trail Smoke Eaters. There were some solid story lines heading […]
Photo Credit: Garrett James Photography The Merritt Centennials dug themselves a hole that was too deep to escape from on Wednesday against the Spruce Kings as they fell behind by three after the opening frame, and lost 3-1. All the Spruce Kings offense came in the first period. It started with a goal line stuff […]
Photo Credit: Garrett James Photography The Merritt Centennials (18-9-1-1) have another long road trip to Prince George to take on the Spruce Kings (19-7-1-2). The Centennials are coming off a week where they went 1-0-1-0 for an overtime split against the Trail Smoke Eaters and the Salmon Arm Silverbacks. Against the Smoke Eaters the Cents […]
The Merritt Centennials traded chances with the Prince George Spruce Kings all night, but in the end were a little unlucky, and got a taste of their own medicine as Prince George came back to win it in overtime 4-3. The first period echoed the first exhibition game against the Vernon Vipers, exceptional goaltending, exceptional […]
The Centennials have a chance to wrap their preseason schedule with an even 2-2 record if they can pull out a win against the Prince George Spruce Kings tonight. The two teams met on Wednesday up north in PG, and the game needed extra time to decide a winner. Vincent Duplessis was solid in his […]
