The Merritt Centennials (2-6) get set to take on the team that bounced them from the playoffs last season the Trail Smoke Eaters (3-5-1-0). The Centennials are coming off a 4-1 defeat in game one of their showcase against former Head Coach Joe Martin and the Alberni Valley Bulldogs. Brett Roloson tied the game almost […]
The BCHL has announced changes to it’s Showcase format, but the Centennials will have some familiar adversaries on the ice. The league has made a number of adjustments to it’s showcase which include: The creation of a Festival event to celebrate the official puck-drop to the hockey season in B.C. The event will now be […]
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 […]
The Merritt Centennials didn’t leave anything in the tank, but they waited too long to get on the gas pedal as they suffered a 4-2 defeat to the Trail Smoke Eaters. The first period was a lot slower than many of the Cents faithful who packed the barn would have hoped for. After coming out […]
The Merritt Centennials have their backs against the wall trailing 3-1 in the best of seven series as they look to stay alive against the Trail Smoke Eaters tonight. The Merritt Centennials had arguably their best effort of the post season, but when the game looked bound for OT the Smoke Eaters pulled out a […]
The Merritt Centennials had arguably their best effort of the post season, but when the game looked bound for OT the Smoke Eaters pulled out a late goal to make it 3-2. For the first time in the series the Cents scored the opening goal, and once again their first goal came shorthanded. After Joey […]
The Merritt Centennials look to even the series at 2-2 after tonight’s game with the Trail Smoke Eaters. The Cents showed some resilience in Game 3, but were unable to answer the bell quick enough in a game that quickly unraveled from a scoreless draw to a rout. The first period was a tentative feeling […]
The Merritt Centennials came into game 3 looking to take the series lead, but instead got their goaltender chased in a 5-2 loss. For the first time in the series, there were no goals and no penalties after the first period of play. Early on it looked to be a goaltending duel with Austin Roden […]
With the series now tied at 1-1, the Merritt Centennials have arrived to face the Trail Smoke Eaters in Game 3 of their first round series. The Cents are trying to recapture the high of Game 1, while moving on from the low of Game 2. The team is facing their first bit of adversity […]
The Centennials found themselves in familiar territory against the Trail Smoke Eaters on Saturday night in game 2, but they couldn’t replicate their success of game 1 falling 5-2 in regulation. The first period was much the same as a night ago, a string of good chances for the home side, and then one rush […]
