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Merritt Centennials
The Merritt Centennials are a junior ice hockey, Junior 'A' ice hockey team based in Merritt, British Columbia. They are members of the Bill Ohlhausen Division of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL). They play their home games at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena. The franchise was established in Kamloops in 1961 as part of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) and moved to White Rock, British Columbia, White Rock in 1973 when the Western Hockey League, WCHL's Vancouver Nats moved to Kamloops and became the Kamloops Chiefs, Chiefs. The Centennials settled in Merritt midway through the 1973–74 season. In 2024, the team announced they would be leaving the BCHL to join the KIJHL. The Centennials have once finished with the best record in the BCHL. They won the Mowat Cup and Doyle Cup, BC/Alberta Junior "A" Championship in 1978. The Cents, as the team is known, were the longest continuously run franchise in the BCHL before leaving. Eleven former Centennials ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merritt, British Columbia
Merritt is a city in the Nicola Valley of the south-central British Columbia Interior, Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It is northeast of Vancouver. Situated at the confluence of the Nicola River, Nicola and Coldwater River (British Columbia), Coldwater rivers, it is the first major community encountered after travelling along British Columbia Highway 5, Phase One of the Coquihalla Highway and acts as the gateway to all other major highways to the B.C. Interior. The city developed in 1893 when part of the ranches owned by William Voght, Jesus Garcia, and John Charters were surveyed for a town site. Once known as Forksdale, the community adopted its current name in 1906 in honour of mining engineer and railway promoter William Hamilton Merritt III.Akrigg, Helen B. and Akrigg, G.P.V; 1001 British Columbia Place Names; Discovery Press, Vancouver 1969, 1970, 1973, p. 114 The city limits consist of the community, a number of civic parks, historical sites, an aquatic centre, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
