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NEBC Tracker forward commits to KIJHL’s Merritt Centennials

NEBC U-18 Tracker forward Tristan Simpson has decided to play for the Merritt Centennials for the 2025-26 season.

NEBC Trackers U-18 forward Tristan Simpson signed with the KIJHL’s Merritt Centennials on July 12th. (Street Legal Photography, Facebook)

FORT ST. JOHN, BC — A former member of the Northeast BC Trackers U-18 program has made a decision regarding his hockey future.

Forward Tristan Simpson has committed to the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League’s (KIJHL) Merritt Centennials for the 2025-26 season, according to a recent Facebook post from the club.

A resident of Fort Nelson, the teenager has been involved with the Trackers hockey program since the 2021-22 season, playing in both its U-15 and U-18 teams.  

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Last season, Simpson had 12 goals and 25 assists in 37 games for the U-18 Trackers, who finished atop the Alberta Elite Hockey League (AEHL) North Division and captured a bronze medal at the 2025 BC Hockey provincial championships.

For his part, Simpson had five goals and an assist during the tournament that took place in Coquitlam from March 16th to 19th.

Simpson’s new team, the Centennials, finished third in the KIJHL’s Bill Ohlhausen Division in 2024-25 and lost in the first round of the playoffs.

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More details about the Northeast BC Trackers program can be found on the team’s Facebook page.

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