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...

It's been a full week of preparation for your Merritt Centennials as they look towards Friday night to their 2024-25 KIJHL home opener at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena. The Cents (1-1-0-0) will entertain Kamloops (1-1-0-0) at 7:00 p.m., on Friday, a team Merritt has knows too well after dropping three games to the...

History was made at the West Fraser Centre in Quesnel on Friday night as the Merritt Centennials won their inaugural KIJHL game 2-1 over another team making its league debut the host River Rush on the opening night of the 2024-25 season. The Centennials who joined the Kootenay International Junior A Hockey League back...