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Database: 624 828 players

Last added: Aaron Hood

Scoring Leaders

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Emil Molin	52	23	28	51
2.	Jonathan Dahlén	44	23	21	44
3.	Éric Castonguay	52	20	24	44
4.	Alex Friesen	52	15	29	44
5.	Axel Ottosson	52	17	26	43

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Team Facts

Plays in British Columbia Hockey League
Team colours Red, Black + White
Town Merritt, BC, CAN
Founded 1961

2017-2018 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#31	Jacob Berger (G)	20	1997	Minnetonka, MN, USA	5'11"	165	L
	#35	Vincent Duplessis (G)	19	1999	Québec, QC, CAN	6'1"	159	L
	#1	Austin Roden (G)	20	1998	Victoria, BC, CAN	6'2"	181	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#21	Joey Berkopec (D)	19	1999	Oakville, ON, CAN	6'1"	190	R
	#7	Tyrell Buckley (D) “C”	21	1997	Penticton, BC, CAN	5'11"	165	L
	#2	Mattias Dal Monte (D)	17	2000	Nanaimo, BC, CAN	6'3"	185	R
	#23	Colten Gerlib (D)	18	1999	Kamloops, BC, CAN	6'2"	174	R
	#3	Sam Miller (D)	18	1999	Pewaukee, WI, USA	5'11"	170	L
	#27	Jackson Munro (D)	18	2000	Vancouver, BC, CAN	5'10"	165	L
	#4	Mike Van Unen (D)	19	1999	Kamloops, BC, CAN	6'1"	165	L
FORWARDS
	#10	Chase Bell (F) “A”	20	1997	Lethbridge, AB, CAN	5'10"	154	L
	#13	Henry Cleghorn (F) “A”	21	1997	West Vancouver, BC, CAN	6'1"	165	L
	#26	Brad Cocca (C)	18	1999	Mississauga, ON, CAN	5'9"	170	L
	#16	Zach Court (LW) “A”	21	1997	Winnipeg, MB, CAN	5'10"	174	L
	#15	Mathieu Gosselin (F)	19	1999	Québec, QC, CAN	5'8"	130	R
	#18	Matthew Kopperud (F)	18	1999	Denver, CO, USA	5'10"	170	L
	#19	Zach Risteau (C/LW)	20	1998	Lakeville, MN, USA	5'9"	168	L
	#12	Christian Sabin (F)	19	1998	New Hudson, MI, USA	5'11"	183	R
	#22	Brendan Schneider (C)	19	1998	Wellesley, ON, CAN	5'9"	165	R
	#28	Ashton Stockie (C)	18	1999	Stratford, ON, CAN	6'0"	161	L
	#11	Rylan Van Unen (F)	19	1999	Kamloops, BC, CAN	6'1"	174	L
	#9	Nicholas Wicks (F)	20	1998	Delta, BC, CAN	5'9"	163	R
	#8	Zachary Zorn (F)	20	1997	Yellowknife, NT, CAN	6'1"	185	L
Position: G:3 D:7 F:13 \| Av Age: 18.17 years \| Av Ht: 5'11" \| Av Wt 169 lbs \| Compare with other teams

Team Staff

GM/Head Coach Joe Martin
Asst. Coach Brandon Shaw
Goaltending Coach Jamie McCaig
Jared Thomas
Asst. GM/Asst. Coach Matt Samson
Dir. of Hockey Operations Brian Barrett
Scout Dan Sallows
Scout Brandon Shaw

Team Facts

Nationalities 18 players
5 players
Experience Merritt Centennials: 1 755 GP

Team Captains

“C” Tyrell Buckley
“A” Chase Bell
Henry Cleghorn
Zach Court

Team captaincy history

Arena Information

Arena Name Nicola Valley Memorial Arena
Location Merritt, BC, CAN
Capacity 1 000
Construction Year -

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Latest Transactions

DATE	STATUS		PLAYER		TEAM
04/23/2018
04/23/2018	Confirmed	Leaving	Henry Cleghorn (F)	Leaving for	SUNY-Geneseo
02/23/2018
02/23/2018	Confirmed	Leaving	Tyrell Buckley (D)	Leaving for	Michigan Tech
01/12/2018
01/12/2018	Confirmed	Leaving	Jacob Berger (G)	Leaving for	Minnesota State Univ. (Mankato)
01/09/2018
01/09/2018	Confirmed	Joining	Zach Risteau (F)	Joining from	Central Illinois Flying Aces
01/09/2018	Confirmed	Leaving	Jack Vincent (F)	Leaving for	Janesville Jets
12/03/2017
12/03/2017	Confirmed	Leaving	McKullen Astill (F)	Leaving for	Humboldt Broncos
11/10/2017
11/10/2017	Confirmed	Leaving	Jordan Henderson (D)	Leaving for	Penticton Vees
11/08/2017
11/08/2017	Confirmed	Leaving	Alexander Bourhas (F)	Leaving for	Nepean Raiders

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Team History and Standings

Season	League	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	TP	Rank	Postseason
1988-1989	BCJHL	60	34	4	22	-	-	310	305	72	2	Division Final loss
1989-1990	BCJHL	57	22	6	29	-	-	257	288	50	3	First round loss
1990-1991	BCJHL	60	31	-	29	-	0	293	298	62	4	Division Semifinal loss
1991-1992	BCJHL	60	19	5	36	-	0	255	317	43	5	Did not make playoffs
1992-1993	BCJHL	60	33	-	25	-	2	290	253	68	4	Division Semifinal loss
1993-1994	BCJHL	60	16	5	39	-	-	304	400	37	5	Did not make playoffs
1994-1995	BCJHL	60	18	2	40	-	-	209	340	38	4	Did not make playoffs
1995-1996	BCJHL	60	26	2	32	-	-	246	258	54	3	Quarterfinal loss
1996-1997	BCHL	60	23	4	33	-	0	179	262	48	5	Conference SF loss
1997-1998	BCHL	60	24	-	32	-	4	223	238	52	4	First round loss
1998-1999	BCHL	60	23	-	31	-	6	224	277	52	4	Conference SF loss
1999-2000	BCHL	60	33	0	22	-	5	240	220	71	4	Conference Final loss
2000-2001	BCHL	60	30	-	21	-	9	223	214	69	2	Final loss
2001-2002	BCHL	60	25	0	32	-	3	215	245	53	6	Conference QF loss
2002-2003	BCHL	60	28	4	26	-	2	242	228	62	4	Conference QF loss
2003-2004	BCHL	60	29	0	27	-	4	221	249	62	4	Conference QF loss
2004-2005	BCHL	60	27	0	30	-	3	210	223	57	6	Conference QF loss
2005-2006	BCHL	60	33	1	18	-	8	236	205	75	4	Conference SF loss
2006-2007	BCHL	60	25	1	27	-	7	212	259	58	6	Conference QF loss
2007-2008	BCHL	60	13	1	38	-	8	156	305	35	8	Did not make playoffs
2008-2009	BCHL	60	13	0	44	-	3	148	288	29	8	Did not make playoffs
2009-2010	BCHL	60	22	0	36	-	2	215	319	46	7	Conference QF loss
2010-2011	BCHL	60	22	1	31	-	6	157	216	51	6	Conference QF loss
2011-2012	BCHL	60	34	2	18	-	6	194	171	76	2	Conference Final loss
2012-2013	BCHL	56	31	3	17	2	5	183	148	70	3	Conference SF loss
2013-2014	BCHL	58	31	4	22	7	1	184	165	67	1	Division Semifinal loss
2014-2015	BCHL	58	32	0	24	-	2	208	207	66	3	Division Semifinal loss
2015-2016	BCHL	58	2	1	30	2	4	204	242	51	5	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	BCHL	58	23	-	25	-	8	183	186	56	5	Division Semifinal loss
2017-2018	BCHL	58	24	-	27	-	5	185	177	55	6	First round loss

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Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?

#	Player	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Casey Pierro-Zabotel (F)	2017-2018	Allen Americans	ECHL	72	19	50	69	26
2.	Ethan Skinner (F)	2017-2018	Elmira Sugar Kings	GOJHL	50	25	36	61	88
3.	Blair Riley (F)	2017-2018	Belfast Giants	EIHL	53	14	43	57	63
4.	Carter Shannon (F)	2017-2018	Osoyoos Coyotes	KIJHL	38	26	24	50	30
5.	Wade MacLeod (F)	2017-2018	Löwen Frankfurt	DEL2	49	25	24	49	40
6.	Chad Brears (F)	2017-2018	HYC Herentals	BeNeLiga	23	24	24	48	50
7.	Michael Regush (F)	2017-2018	Youngstown Phantoms	USHL	58	19	29	48	31
8.	Mitchell Ledyard (F)	2017-2018	North Van Wolf Pack	PIJHL	34	18	29	47	30
9.	Danton Heinen (F)	2017-2018	Boston Bruins	NHL	77	16	31	47	16
10.	Joel Scrimbit (D)	2017-2018	Revelstoke Grizzlies	KIJHL	41	14	33	47	23

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Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Darrell Zelinski (F)	65	160	187	347
2.	Al Rushton (F)	165	127	142	269
3.	Guy Prince (F)	219	95	154	249
4.	Kevin Cheveldave (F)	126	107	117	224
5.	Ryan Minnabarriet (F)	212	86	135	221

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Darrell Zelinski (F)	65	160	187	347
2.	Al Rushton (F)	165	127	142	269
3.	Kevin Cheveldave (F)	126	107	117	224
4.	Bill Muckalt (F)	157	103	105	208
5.	Rich Norberg (F)	104	97	85	182

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Darrell Zelinski (F)	65	160	187	347
2.	Guy Prince (F)	219	95	154	249
3.	Al Rushton (F)	165	127	142	269
4.	Ryan Minnabarriet (F)	212	86	135	221
5.	Joe Rybar (F)	96	67	129	196

Franchise All-Time PIM

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Mike Catchpole	98	22	62	733
2.	John Graham (F)	170	57	126	581
3.	Mike Ewanchuk (F)	164	22	68	524
4.	Brad Carpenter (F)	230	73	177	523
5.	Mark Bogoslowski (F)	115	73	175	517

Franchise All-Time Games played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Silvan Harper (F)	235	37	51	88
2.	Brad Carpenter (F)	230	73	104	177
3.	Guy Prince (F)	219	95	154	249
4.	Ryan Minnabarriet (F)	212	86	135	221
5.	Tyrell Buckley (D)	211	14	61	75

Franchise All-Time Points per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Darrell Zelinski (F)	65	160	347	5.338
2.	Greg Agar (F)	56	76	165	2.946
3.	Bob Wasson (F)	45	45	110	2.444
4.	Kelly Ferner (F)	57	56	138	2.421
5.	Fred Berry (F)	60	60	136	2.267

Franchise All-Time Points per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Ken Stroud (F)	1977-1978	BCJHL	66	54	86	140	2.12	116
2.	Kelly Ferner (F)	1977-1978	BCJHL	57	56	82	138	2.42	203
3.	Fred Berry (F)	1973-1974	BCJHL	60	60	76	136	2.27	91
4.	Brent Demerais (F)	1983-1984	BCJHL	60	67	58	125	2.08	188
5.	Joe Rybar (F)	1993-1994	BCJHL	44	42	79	121	2.75	39

Franchise All-Time Goals per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Brent Demerais (F)	1983-1984	BCJHL	60	67	58	125	2.08	188
2.	Fred Berry (F)	1973-1974	BCJHL	60	60	76	136	2.27	91
3.	Darrell Zelinski (F)	1973-1974	BCJHL	-	60	57	117	-	-
4.	John Coyle (F)	1995-1996	BCJHL	58	58	54	112	1.93	35
5.	Bill Muckalt (F)	1993-1994	BCJHL	43	58	51	109	2.53	99

Franchise All-Time Assists per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Ken Stroud (F)	1977-1978	BCJHL	66	54	86	140	2.12	116
2.	Kelly Ferner (F)	1977-1978	BCJHL	57	56	82	138	2.42	203
3.	Joe Rybar (F)	1993-1994	BCJHL	44	42	79	121	2.75	39
4.	Gary Sirkia (F)	1977-1978	BCJHL	65	33	78	111	1.71	73
5.	Fred Berry (F)	1973-1974	BCJHL	60	60	76	136	2.27	91

Franchise All-Time PIM per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Mike Catchpole	1985-1986	BCJHL	50	14	21	35	0.70	409
2.	Robert Pfoh (F)	1982-1983	BCJHL	43	10	12	22	0.51	376
3.	Greg Agar (F)	1975-1976	BCJHL	56	39	48	87	1.55	323
4.	Brad Loring (F)	1988-1989	BCJHL	55	14	7	21	0.38	306
5.	Keith Chase (D)	1985-1986	BCJHL	51	1	5	6	0.12	294

Average Height, Weight, Age per Season

Season	Roster	Avg Height	Avg Weight	Avg Age
2017-2018	View roster	5'11"	169 lbs	18.17
2016-2017	View roster	6'0"	180 lbs	18.29
2015-2016	View roster	6'0"	180 lbs	17.77
2014-2015	View roster	6'0"	178 lbs	18.10
2013-2014	View roster	6'0"	179 lbs	18.12

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Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

The BCHL's longest continuously-run franchise.

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