The Merritt Centennials who have been struggling for offense in their first two games of the preseason campaign finally broke through with an offensive onslaught against the Surrey Eagles winning by a score of 6-4. In the first period, the Cents were able to jump out to an early lead thanks to the play of […]
The Centennials hit the road to the coast once more looking for their first win of the season when they drop into face the Surrey Eagles tonight. The team showed improvement in their 2nd showing of the exhibition campaign last night against a strong Spruce Kings club, and will look to continue the upwards trend […]
The Merritt Centennials were on the wrong end of the special teams battle, and the Eagles were red hot with the extra man going 4/7 to win by a score of 7-2 on Saturday night. The Eagles and Cents traded chances in the first period, and an off-speed knuckle puck was the difference maker off […]
The Merritt Centennials (10-32-1-3) face off against Mainland division foe, the Surrey Eagles (20-20-3-4) tonight. The Cents are coming off a game where they skated with the Penticton Vees through the final 40 minutes, but 4 unanswered in the first from the Vees helped them to a 6-2 win.The Vees were able to get after […]
The Merritt Centennials were sitting in the reeds until the 3rd period, then exploded for 5 goals to come back and beat the Surrey Eagles 5-3. Carter Woodside made his BCHL debut and early on it was a battle of the goaltenders as him and Cal Shell went toe to toe in the first period. […]
The Merritt Centennials (5-15-1-0) get set for a reset in game two of their island road swing against the Surrey Eagles (8-13-1-3) this afternoon. The Merritt Centennials found themselves down early, and weren’t able to climb back into the game in a 6-3 loss against the Grizzlies. The Grizzlies had gone 2 full games without […]
The Centennials finish the road trip strong and top the Surrey Eagles with a 4-3 win to take 4 of a possible 6 points on the Island swing. The Cents came out flying in the first and converted on an early two-on-one just over a minute in. Brad Cocca broke in on the right side, […]
The Merritt Centennials (6-5) finish their road trip on Thanksgiving Sunday with a matinee matchup against the Surrey Eagles . The Cents are coming off a loss to the last place Cowichan Valley Capitals, and learned that no team can be underestimated. The Capitals were able to use the strength of 3 powerplay goals to […]
The Merritt Centennials scored beyond the first period for the first time this season, and had a great 40 minute effort, but nearly saw it go for naught as the Surrey Eagles stormed back in the final frame to make it too close for comfort in a 7-6 win. The game was delayed due to […]
The Centennials look for their first win of the season tonight as they host the Surrey Eagles. The opening weekend didn’t go to plan as the Cents saw two strong first period efforts undone by poor stretches of play that allowed the opposing team to take control of the game. In Salmon Arm, it was […]
