With the start of the Kootenay International Junior A Hockey League (KIJHL) just weeks away, Merritt Centennials hockey fans will have have another reason to be excited for the 2025-26 season as Q101 announces that Jared Thomas will be returning as the play-by-play voice for the upcoming season. "Jared brings a w...

The Merritt Centennials inaugural season in the KIJHL is over. The first year franchise playoff run came to an end on Friday night after the Revelstoke Grizzlies scored three times in the third period to squeak out a 3-1 win to take the series 4-1 at the Forum in Revelstoke. Despite the early exit, Centennials head coa...

Even though the Merritt Centennials secured a playoff spot last Friday night, head coach Wes McLeod is not taking anything for granted as he prepares his team for a Saturday night game in Kelowna in the teams only game of the weekend. The Centennials have three victories over Kelowna this season with every game decided...

The Merritt Centennials will be looking to make it five consecutive wins tonight as the Cents and the Osoyoos Coyotes meet for the first time this season in a home and home weekend series for the two divisional foes in KIJHL action. The Cents (12-6-5-1) lead Osoyoos (10-5-5) by three points in the Bill Ohlhausen Divis...

The Merritt Centennials winless drought is over. The expansion KIJHL hockey team needed a shootout on Sunday to defeat the Kelowna Chiefs 2-1 for their first win in five games, since the Cents opened the regular season in Quesnel on September 20. "Each and every game we are seeing improvements," said Cents He...