The Salmon Arm Silverbacks ended the advance of the BCJHL Merritt team in the playoffs on Monday with a 3 to 1 victory at the Nicola Valley Memorial Arena. Salmon Arm will advance without the need of a seventh game to the next level of play. Editors Note : The final score was 4-1 in the favour of Salmon Arm Silverbacks.

The retirement of the Merritt Centennials team also included its 51 year relationship with the BCJHL. The team has joined the KJHL league and is inviting tryouts to its spring camp starting on April 18th.

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Merritt Centennials logo on KIJHL site

KIJHL in review

The Kootenay International Junior A League, commonly known as KIJHL, currently consists of 20 teams. Some of the teams include the Beaver Valley Nitehawks, Creston Valley Thunder Cats, Kimberley Dynamiters, and Nelson Leafs.