The Amherst Ramblers are a Junior A Hockey League team based in Amherst, Nova Scotia

Amherst, Nova Scotia

Amherst is a Canadian town in northwestern Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.Located at the northeast end of the Cumberland Basin, an arm of the Bay of Fundy, Amherst is strategically situated on the eastern boundary of the Tantramar Marshes 3 kilometres east of the interprovincial border with New...

. The team is a member of the Maritime Hockey League

Maritime Hockey League

The Maritime Junior Hockey League is a Junior A ice hockey league under Hockey Canada, a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. It consists of four teams from New Brunswick and one team from Prince Edward Island, which make up the Roger Meek Division, and six teams from Nova Scotia which make...

 and are in the Bent Division. All home games are played out of the 2,500 seat Amherst Stadium

Amherst Stadium

The Amherst Stadium is a 2,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is home to the Amherst Ramblers Ice hockey team of the Maritime Junior Hockey League. The arena hosted the 1993 Centennial Cup. It also hosts various minor hockey contests and trade shows every year...

. The season usually runs from mid-September to early March every year.

History

The Ramblers entered the league when it was known as the Metro Valley Junior Hockey League in time for the 1968-1969 season. The league, then a junior B league, was eventually renamed the Maritime Junior A Hockey League

Maritime Junior A Hockey League

The Maritime Junior Hockey League is a Junior A ice hockey league under Hockey Canada, a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. It consists of four teams from New Brunswick and one team from Prince Edward Island, which make up the Roger Meek Division, and six teams from Nova Scotia which make...

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The Ramblers have been known by two different names over the years. They have been called the Amherst Mooseheads from time to time. The logo consisted of the letter "A" and the moose from Moosehead

Moosehead

Moosehead is Canada's oldest independent brewery, located in Saint John, New Brunswick. The brewery was founded in 1867 by Susannah Oland and is still operated by the Oland family, now in the sixth generation of ownership under Derek Oland...

 beer. The logo was similar to the current Halifax Mooseheads

Halifax Mooseheads

The Halifax Mooseheads are a CHL ice hockey club in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League based out of Halifax, Nova Scotia. The team was founded in 1994 and began play in the Dilio division of the QMJHL for the 1994-1995 season. While the franchise has never won a league championship, they have...

 logo.

The team is also known to draw some of the largest crowds in the Maritime Hockey League

Maritime Hockey League

The Maritime Junior Hockey League is a Junior A ice hockey league under Hockey Canada, a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. It consists of four teams from New Brunswick and one team from Prince Edward Island, which make up the Roger Meek Division, and six teams from Nova Scotia which make...

, and have placed 3rd in average attendance the last few years, only behind the Yarmouth Mariners

Yarmouth Mariners

The Yarmouth Mariners are a Junior "A" team based out of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. They play in the Maritime Junior Hockey League. All home games are played out of the 1750 seat Mariners Centre. The season usually runs from mid-September to early March every year.-History:It may surprise some to know...

 and the Weeks Crushers

Weeks Crushers

The Pictou County Weeks Crushers are a Junior "A" hockey team based in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. They are in the Maritime Junior Hockey League's Bent Division along with five other Nova Scotia clubs. The Crushers play their home games at John Brother MacDonald Stadium.-History:The Crushers...

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The Ramblers hosted the Centennial Cup (now known as Royal Bank Cup

Royal Bank Cup

The Royal Bank Cup is an annual ice hockey tournament held to determine the Canadian Junior A champion. The winner of the tournament wins the Royal Bank Cup...

) in 1993, but they were unable to capture the title.

Season-by-season record

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
1973-74	33	13	16	4
142	153	30	7th MVJHL
1974-75	Statistics Not Available
1975-76	32	14	14	4
142	153	32	4th MVJHL
1976-77	32	7	24	1
109	198	15	8th MVJHL
1977-78	36	16	17	3
167	173	35	5th MVJHL
1978-79	35	9	23	3
156	217	21	6th MVJHL
1979-80	Statistics Not Available
1980-81	39	13	24	2
218	360	28	4th MVJHL
1981-82	40	14	23	3
205	278	31	5th MVJHL
1982-83	40	9	29	3
19	5th MVJHL
1983-84	40	12	28	0
231	333	24	5th MVJHL
1984-85	40	11	26	3
163	229	25	4th MVJHL
1985-86	40	9	28	3
176	276	21	4th MVJHL
1986-87	40	4	31	5
145	316	13	6th MVJHL
1987-88	40	14	20	5
202	224	33	5th MVJHL
1988-89	38	10	19	9
189	227	29	5th MVJHL
1989-90	40	21	13	6
243	205	48	4th MVJHL	Won League
1990-91	40	27	9	4
301	175	58	1st MVJHL
1991-92	46	19	16	11
236	213	49	5th MJAHL
1992-93	48	25	16	7	0	268	220	57	2nd MJAHL
1993-94	47	20	23	3	1	223	255	44	4th MJAHL
1994-95	48	20	24	4	0	207	246	44	5th MJAHL
1995-96	54	28	24	2	0	251	230	58	4th MJAHL
1996-97	56	19	31	2	4	269	307	44	8th MJAHL
1997-98	52	19	31	1	1	236	297	40	8th MJAHL
1998-99	48	14	30	4
191	277	32	7th MJAHL
1999-00	52	8	41	3	0	159	279	19	9th MJAHL
2000-01	52	18	32	1	1	195	271	38	9th MJAHL
2001-02	52	25	20	3	4	202	180	57	4th MJAHL
2002-03	52	29	16	4	3	273	203	65	3rd MJAHL
2003-04	52	20	29	3	0	190	253	43	8th MJAHL
2004-05	56	25	24	6	1	212	210	57	7th MJAHL
2005-06	56	33	18	0	5	218	203	71	3rd MJAHL	Lost Final
2006-07	58	35	17	0	6	268	208	76	5th MJAHL	Lost Division Semifinal
2007-08	58	30	23
5	169	180	65	7th MJAHL
2008-09	54	30	19
5	193	167	65	6th MJAHL
2009-10	50	20	28
2	148	188	42	8th MJAHL	Lost Preliminary
2010-11	52	22	27
3	174	211	47	9th MHL	DNQ

Notable alumni

• Bill Riley
  Bill Riley
  William James "Bill" Riley is a retired Canadian ice hockey player, and was the third black player in the National Hockey League....
  
  
• Mal Davis
  Mal Davis
  Malcolm Sterling Davis is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.Davis played for the Amherst Ramblers, a junior team in Amherst, Nova Scotia, and then attended Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia where he was a member of the university's Huskies ice hockey team.Davis played...
  
  
• Joey MacDonald
  Joey MacDonald
  Joseph MacDonald is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender in the Detroit Red Wings organization who currently plays with the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League . He has previously played for the Boston Bruins, New York Islanders, and the Toronto Maple Leafs...
  
  
• Mark Lee
  Mark Lee (ice hockey)
  Mark Lee is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for Ilves of the SM-liiga.-External links:...
  
  
• Andrew Sweetland
  Andrew Sweetland
  Andrew Sweetland is an Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Binghamton Senators of the American Hockey League on loan from the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL....
  
  
• Billy Chapman

External links

• http://www.amherstramblers.com/ (Official Web Site)
• http://www.themhl.ca/ (Official League Website)