Cents end season with pair of blowout losses
The Merritt Centennials season has officially come to a close, with the team failing to make the BCHL playoffs due to their 12–37–3–2 record this year.
Category: BCHL
Cents host season end award ceremony
As their golden season comes to a close, the Merritt Centennials took time to celebrate their successes and hand out some hardware to players during the team’s annual end-of-season awards ceremony.
Cents extend losing streak as season’s end approaches
During a weekend on the road, the Merritt Centennials were unsuccessful in breaking their losing steak, instead extending it to four games.
‘Unflinching’ community support keeps Centennials ticking
Rusty Brewer is one of the longest serving volunteers of the Merritt Centennials, having been with the team since 1978.
Cents outscored 19-3 over two games this weekend
The Merritt Centennials failed to gain any points off of both their games this weekend, adding two more losses to the board with just four games now remaining in the BCHL season.
Cents break losing streak on Parents Weekend
The Merritt Centennials made the most of an unfortunate situation in this week of BCHL action, managing to sneak away with one of four points during an otherwise disastrous weekend of hockey.
Cents host Mental Health Awareness night, lose three
The Merritt Centennials were unsuccessful in this weekend’s attempt at securing any of the six points available to them in a three-game weekend, losing all three and extending their losing streak to six games.
Cents billet family recognized
A local hockey billet family is being recognized by the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) for their contributions to local hockey and for welcoming Cents players into their home.
Cents lose two straight as season winds down
After a series of tough wide-margin losses, the Merritt Centennials find themselves approaching the end of their season with an 11–27–3–2 record.
That’s a 10-4, rubber ducky: Cents lose big in weekend split
The Merritt Centennials find themselves coming off of another split weekend, experiencing both triumph and major defeat against Prince George’s Spruce Kings during two away games.
Cents fall short against Wenatchee Wild
The Merritt Centennials came up short in their lone effort this week, losing 4-3 in a tight game against the visitors from south of the border, Washington’s Wenatchee Wild.
Centennials host Salmon Arm Silverbacks on NVIT night
The Cents lost in a shootout to the West Kelowna Warriors in a road game on Wednesday, followed by a shutout loss to the Salmon Arm Silverbacks for NVIT night on Merritt’s home ice.
Merritt Centennials introduce new team leaders
The Merritt Centennials have announced a new leadership team after trading three of their four former captaincy group members at the BCHL’s January 10 trade deadline.
Cents play West Kelowna Warriors for Family Literacy Night
The team hit the road for a game in Salmon Arm against the Silverbacks on Friday, winning 5-4, before taking a 6-4 loss at home to the West Kelowna Warriors during Family Literacy Night.
Cents kick off 2023 with a win
The Merritt Centennials got off to a flying start in 2023, capturing two points of a six point week, and making some major trades in the process.
Cents lose last pair of games to end 2022
The Merritt Centennials ended their year with two consecutive losses, bringing a lackluster end to the 2022 portion of their 50th season.
Locals prove why they are true Cents ‘superfans’
Catherine and Laura Belliveau are locals who do not shy away from their fandom for BCHL’s oldest running franchise.
Centennials sign AJHL forward Rhett Miller
Rhett Miller, a 2005 born forward hailing from the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL), will don a Cents jersey and reunite with former teammates for the 2023/24 season.
Teddy bears flew as Cents took on the Capitals
The second night of hockey action in Merritt, Saturday’s Teddy Bear Toss night, saw a shift in momentum for the Merritt Centennials.
Cents remain in the bottom of standings after splitting games during road trip
The Merritt Centennials are back on home ice this week after a weekend of island hopping, winning in Powell River the night before a tough loss in Nanaimo.
