Fudger commits to Oswego State 2001-born Cowichan Valley Capitals forward Brett Fudger has committed to play NCAA Division III hockey at SUNY-Oswego this September. The product of Prince Rupert, BC had 17 goals and 32 points in 45 games for the Capitals this past season. He finishes his BCHL career […]
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Merritt Centennials hire Curtis Toneff to replace GM and head coach Dave Chyzowski
Dave Chyzowski was fired as general manager and coach of the Merritt Centennials on Wednesday and replaced by Curtis Toneff, who was an assistant coach with the Humboldt Broncos of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. “We had our evaluation meeting with the Board of Directors and it was decided to […]
BCHL Today: Marit signs in Sweden, Sweet-Coulter resurfaces in Westshore, and more!
Marit signs in Sweden SIGNED | Sam Marit is heading to Sweden this upcoming season to play for the Stenungsund HF. Marit played in all 20-games this POD season tallying 14 points. –> https://t.co/9W0tUTqh5Z Congrats Sam, go represent the Express well overseas. pic.twitter.com/lTanJK9740 — Coquitlam Express (@BCHLExpress) July 2, 2021 […]
Centennials hire Chyzowski as general manager and head coach
The Merritt Centennials have hired Dave Chyzowski as their new general manager and head coach, signing the Edmonton, AB product on Friday to a two-year contract through the 2022-23 season plus an option for 2023-24. The 49-year-old Chyzowski joins the Cents after spending the 2019-20 season as an assistant […]
Cents look to bring stability back to Merritt
When the puck drops on the 2021-22 BC Hockey League season, the Merritt Centennials will have a new face calling the shots on the bench for the third straight year. After general manager and head coach Barry Wolff made his debut with Merritt at the beginning of the 2019-20 […]
BCHL Today: Joughin named POW, Express hire Shaw, Recchi commits to St. Thomas, and more!
Joughin named BCHL player of the week Congrats to West Kelowna Warriors F Marcus Joughin on being named the final @FortisBC Player of the Week for the season! Joughin led all scorers last week with 10 PTS in 4 games and finished as WK's leading scorer with 23 on […]
Centennials elect not to renew Sweet-Coulter’s contract
The Merritt Centennials announced today that the contract of general manager and head coach Derek Sweet-Coulter won’t be renewed for the 2021-22 BC Hockey League season. The Centennials will begin the process of evaluating candidates and selecting a head coach for next season starting Monday, May 17. “This was […]
Chilliwack pod preview
The BC Hockey League was given the official okay to play in five pods across the province consisting of three to four teams. One of those five pods is based in the Chilliwack Coliseum. This isn’t the first pod, so to speak, to be hosted in Chilliwack because, for […]
Making sense of the Cents’ offseason moves
The Merritt Centennials have nowhere to go but up in 2020-21 after finishing last in the BC Hockey League last season and were the lone team to not make the playoffs. As general manager and head coach Derek Sweet-Coulter enters his first full season at the helm of the […]
BCHL Today: Canadian Junior Hockey League officially shuts down 2019-20 season, Cents extend GM/Head Coach Sweet-Coulter, and more
CJHL officially pulls the plug on 2019-20 season The #CJHLHockey officially announces the cancellation of the remainder of the 2019-20 season. Details: https://t.co/0BC9MB60gX @THEMHL – @LHJAAAQ – @TheCCHL – @OJHLOfficial – @NOJHL – @SIJHL – @mjhlhockey – @theSJHL – @TheAJHL – @GoBCHL pic.twitter.com/C58tR1VMJu — CJHL (@cjhlhockey) March 13, 2020 The […]