The Merritt Centennials have refined their leadership group under Head Coach Derek Sweet-Coulter. Remaining as Captain will be 4th year Centennials forward Rylan Van Unen, but instead of 6 assistants split between home and away the team will have 3 permanent assistants. All three Assistants were previously named, and will continue to serve the team […]

The Merritt Centennials are proud to announce their leadership group for the 2019-20 season. Fourth year Centennials forward Rylan Van Unen has been named Captain while the team will split assistant roles for home and away games. All told there will be 6 assistants and they will include: 3rd year Cent Joey Berkopec, 2nd year […]

The Merritt Centennials (2-7) get set to duke it out against last years BCHL Finalist Vernon Vipers (3-6) tonight. The Cents take to the road after not being able to capture a win at the BCHL Showcase, and the Vipers return home after not being able to do the same. The Cents had a good […]

The Merritt Centennials (0-2) still search for their first win of the season and they hope it can come at the expense of the visiting Victoria Grizzlies (0-2). Last night the Cents were humbled by a powerful Penticton Vees squad that scored 4 goals in the 2nd period and 6 unanswered before the team finally […]

The Merritt Centennials couldn’t get their first win of the season as the Vees put their offensive ability on display early and often at the NVMA in a 7-3 win. For the first time in the Barry Wolff era the Cents didn’t open the scoring. Despite starting the game with a powerplay, the Vees mustered […]

Photo Credit: Garrett James Photography The Merritt Centennials are proud to announce the commitment of forward and Merritt local Rylan Van Unen to the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Now in his 3rd year with the Merritt Centennials Van Unen has already matched his career high in BCHL points with 18 this season through 29 games. […]