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Merritt Centennials
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City	Merritt, British Columbia
League	British Columbia Hockey League
Founded	1969
Home Arena	Nicola Valley Memorial Arena
Colours	Red, Black, and White
Coach	Al Glendinning
GM	Al Glendinning

The Merritt Centennials are a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team from Merritt, British Columbia, Canada. The team moved to Merritt half-way through the 1973-74 season, when the Vancouver franchise's initial move to White Rock proved a failure. They are a part of the British Columbia Hockey League. The Centennials are the longest continuously run franchise in the BCHL.

Vancouver Centennials 1969-72

Vancouver Villas 1972-73

White Rock Centennials 1973

Merritt Centennials 1973-85

Merritt Warriors 1985-87

Merritt Centennials 1987 to Present

Season-by-Season Record

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season	League	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	Points	Finish	Playoffs
1969-70	BCJHL	48	27	13	8	-	205	152	62	3rd	Lost in Semi-final
1970-71	BCJHL	60	30	19	11	-	275	215	71	4th	Lost in Final
1971-72	BCJHL	60	17	29	4	-	-	-	38	6th	DNQ
1972-73	BCJHL	62	18	43	1	-	244	355	37	7th	Lost in Quarter-finals
1973-74	BCJHL	64	20	42	2	-	269	364	42	8th	Lost in Quarter-finals
1974-75	BCJHL	66	26	38	2	-	300	428	54	7th	Lost in Quarter-finals
1975-76	BCJHL	66	33	32	1	-	326	340	67	4th	Lost in Semi-finals
1976-77	BCJHL	68	23	45	0	-	258	331	46	9th	Lost in Quarter-finals
1977-78	BCJHL	66	50	15	1	-	489	235	101	1st	Won Final, Won Mowat Cup, Won Doyle Cup, Lost Abbott Cup
1978-79	BCJHL	62	49	13	0	-	340	176	98	2nd	Lost in Semi-final
1979-80	BCJHL	60	20	38	2	-	292	374	42	9th	Lost in Quarter-final
1980-81	BCJHL	56	27	29	0	-	309	296	54	7th	Lost in Quarter-final
1981-82	BCJHL	48	11	35	2	-	161	289	24	10th	Lost in Quarter-final
1982-83	BCJHL	56	10	46	0	-	166	360	20	13th	DNQ
1983-84	BCJHL	60	8	51	1	-	247	543	17	12th	DNQ
1984-85	BCJHL	52	24	27	1	-	297	318	49	7th	Lost in Semi-final
1985-86	BCJHL	52	27	23	2	-	283	299	56	6th	Lost in Quarter-final
1986-87	BCJHL	52	10	41	1	-	194	361	21	10th	Lost in Quarter-final
1987-88	BCJHL	52	25	27	0	-	287	300	50	8th	Lost in Quarter-final
1988-89	BCJHL	60	34	22	4	-	310	305	72	4th	Lost in Semi-finals
1989-90	BCJHL	57	22	29	6	-	257	288	50	6th	Lost in Semi-finals
1990-91	BCJHL	60	31	29	0	-	293	298	62	6th	Lost in Quarter-finals
1991-92	BCJHL	60	19	36	5	-	255	317	43	10th	DNQ
1992-93	BCJHL	60	33	25	2	-	290	253	68	5th	Lost in Quarter-finals
1993-94	BCJHL	60	16	39	5	-	304	400	37	10th	DNQ
1994-95	BCJHL	60	18	40	2	-	209	340	38	4th in Interior	DNQ
1995-96	BCJHL	60	26	32	2	-	246	258	54	3rd in Interior	Lost in Quarter-finals
1996-97	BCHL	60	22	34	4	-	179	262	48	5th in Interior	Lost in Quarter-finals
1997-98	BCHL	60	24	32	4	-	223	238	52	4th in Interior	Lost in Preliminary
1998-99	BCHL	60	23	31	-	6	224	277	52	4th in Interior	Lost in Quarter-final
1999-00	BCHL	60	33	22	-	5	240	220	71	4th in Interior	Lost in Semi-final
2000-01	BCHL	60	30	21	-	9	223	214	69	2nd in Interior	Lost in Final
2001-02	BCHL	60	25	32	-	3	215	245	53	6th in Interior	Lost in Preliminary
2002-03	BCHL	60	28	26	4	2	242	228	62	4th in Interior	Lost in Preliminary
2003-04	BCHL	60	29	27	0	4	221	249	62	4th in Interior	Lost in Preliminary
2004-05	BCHL	60	27	30	0	3	210	223	57	6th in Interior	Lost in Preliminary
2005-06	BCHL	60	33	18	1	8	236	205	75	4th in Interior	Lost in Quarter-finals
2006-07	BCHL	60	25	27	1	7	212	259	58	6th in Interior	Lost in Preliminary

Notable NHL Alumni

Jeff Bandura (New York Rangers)
Eddy Beers (Calgary Flames/St. Louis Blues)
Fred Berry (Detroit Red Wings)
Mike Brown (Vancouver Canucks/Florida Panthers/Anaheim Ducks/Chicago Blackhawks)
Ron Flockhart (Philadelphia Flyers/Pittsburgh Penguins/Montreal Canadiens/St. Louis Blues/Boston Bruins)
Alan Kerr (New York Islanders/Detroit Red Wings/Winnipeg Jets)
Paul Kruse (Calgary Flames/New York Islanders/Buffalo Sabres)
Bill Muckalt (Vancouver Canucks/New York Islanders/Ottawa Senators/Minnesota Wild)
Paul Mulvey (Washington Capitals/Pittsburgh Penguins/Los Angeles Kings)
Don Nachbaur (Hartford Whalers/Edmonton Oilers/Philadelphia Flyers)

Players Drafted Directly To The NHL

Greg Agar (California Golden Seals - 10th round, 162nd overall in the 1975 NHL Entry Draft)
Maco Balkovic (Chicago Blackhawks - 5th round, 110th overall in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft)
Mike Hamilton (Atlanta Thrashers - 6th round, 175th overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft)
Casey Pierro-Zabotel (Pittsburgh Penguins - 3rd round, 90th overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft)

Alumni Drafted To The NHL From College or University

Rob Pulman-Tuin - Michigan Tech (Edmonton Oilers - 8th round, 153rd overall in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft)

Alumni Drafted To The NHL From the Western Hockey League or Other Leagues

Jeff Bandura - Portland Winter Hawks (Vancouver Canucks - 2nd round, 22nd overall in the 1977 NHL Entry Draft)
Paul Mulvey - Portland Winter Hawks (Washington Capitals - 2nd round, 20th overall in the 1978 NHL Entry Draft)
Kevin Willson - Billings Bighorns (St. Louis Blues - 5th round, 72nd overall in the 1978 NHL Entry Draft)
Don Nachbaur - Billings Bighorns (Pittsburgh Penguins - 3rd round, 60th overall in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft)
Pat Rabbitt - Billings Bighorns (St. Louis Blues - 8th round, 159th overall in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft)
Troy Mick - Portland Winter Hawks (Pittsburgh Penguins - 7th round, 130th overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft)
Cal McGowan - Kamloops Blazers (Minnesota North Stars - 4th round, 70th overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft)
Paul Kruse - Kamloops Blazers (Calgary Flames - 4th round, 83rd overall in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft)
Brent Thurston - Spokane Chiefs (Vancouver Canucks - 7th round, 139th overall in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft)
Mike Josephson - Kamloops Blazers (Chicago Blackhawks - 8th round, 196th overall in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft)
Tyler Willis - Swift Current Broncos (Vancouver Canucks - 8th round, 196th overall in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft)
Mike Brown - Kamloops Blazers (Florida Panthers - 1st round, 20th overall in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft)

Players Who Advanced to College Hockey

University of Alaska Anchorage
Jared Tuton

University of Alaska Fairbanks
Richard Brew
Warren Carter
Barry Smith
Brandon Cross
Brandon Campos
Matt Shuya

Augsburg College
Jason Hitchings

Bemidji State University
Dale Birkley

Boston University
Jason Tapp

Bowling Green State University
Ryan Minnabarriet

Brown University
Tyler Garrow
Scott Ford

Concordia University
Nick Sciangula

University of Connecticut
Jarret Costello
Brad McInnis

Dartmouth College
Mike Ouellette

Denver University
Eddy Beers
Ernie Glanville
Glenn Johnson
Perry Stensland

Ferris State University
Rich Blumer

University of Maine
Jason Mansoff

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Rylan Burns

University of Michigan
Bill Muckalt
Rob Polman-Tuin

Michigan Tech University
Casey Pierro-Zabotel

University of Minnesota Duluth
Joe Rybar
Jason Haakstad
Judd Medak

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
Nick Stermer

University of Nebraska at Omaha
Shane Glover
Chris Claffey

University of North Dakota
Paul Chadwick
Glen Foster

Northeastern University
Brad Thiessen
Wade MacLeod

Northern Michigan University
John Coyle
Bryan Phillips

Ohio State University
Ed Lisogar
John Graham

Providence College
David Green

Quinnipiac College
Ryan Olson
Jamie Holden
Bryan Leitch
Brandon Wong

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
Steve Munn

Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
Alan Mazur

St. Norbert College
Joe Kennedy

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Mike Ewanchuk
Steve Cavanagh

State University of New York at Geneseo
Kris Heeres
Steve Sankey

Texas Tech University
Jason Wright

Wayne State College
Travis Rycroft

Wentworth College
Ben Pierce
Brad Carpenter
T.J. Silverson

Western Michigan University
Sean Weaver

University of Wisconsin
Maco Balkovec

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Ed Stanek

BCHL Award Winners

Most Valuable Player

Jason Tapp (1996-97)
Shane Glover (1997-98)
Brandon Wong (2005-06)
Casey Pierro-Zabotel (2006-07)

Brett Hull Trophy - Individual Scoring Champion

Fred Berry (136 points - 1973-74)
Brandon Wong (116 points - 2005-06)

Bob Fenton Trophy - Most Sportsmanlike

Darrel Zelinski (1973-74)
Shane Glover (1997-98)
Neil Stevenson-Moore (1999-00)
Brandon Campos (2005-06)

Joe Tennant Memorial Trophy - Coach of the Year

Joe Tennant (1977-78)
Eddy Beers (1988-89)
Brian Barrett (1992-93)
Al Glendinning (2005-06)

Bruce Allison Memorial Trophy - Rookie of the Year

Fred Berry (1973-74)
Mike Josephson (1991-92)
Mike Ouelette (2000-01)

Goaltender of the Year - Lowest Goals Against Average

Rob Pulman-Tuin (1977-78)
Rob Pulman-Tuin (1978-79)
Barry Rysz (1988-89)

Wally Forslund Memorial Trophy - Best Goaltending Duo