The Amherst Ramblers are a Junior A Hockey League team based in Amherst, Nova Scotia. The team is a member of the Maritime Junior Hockey League and are in the EastLink South Division. All home games are played out of the 2,500 seat Amherst Stadium. The season usually runs from mid-September to mid March every year.
History The Amherst Ramblers were founded in 1966 as the Berwick Shell Junior Bruins, and were founding members of the "Metro Valley Junior Hockey League". The league, then a junior B league, was eventually renamed the Maritime Junior A Hockey League. In 1967 the Bruins were relocated to Amherst and renamed the Amherst Ramblers.
The Ramblers have been known by two different names since moving to Amherst. Between 1994 and 1998 the team was known as the Moosheads. The logo consisted of a large letter "A" and the moose from Moosehead beer - similar in design to the current Halifax Mooseheads logo.
The Ramblers are known to draw some of the largest crowds in the Maritime Hockey League, and have placed third in average attendance the last few years, only behind the Yarmouth Mariners and the Weeks Crushers.
The Ramblers hosted the Centennial Cup (now known as Royal Bank Cup) in 1993, and they also hosted the Fred Page Cup in 2019.
Season-by-season record Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs1973-74 33 13 6 4 - 142 153 30 7th MVJHL1974-75 Statistics Not Available1975-76 32 14 14 4 - 142 153 32 4th MVJHL1976-77 32 7 24 1 - 109 198 15 8th MVJHL1977-78 36 16 17 3 - 167 173 35 5th MVJHL1978-79 35 9 23 3 - 156 217 21 6th MVJHL1979-80 Statistics Not Available1980-81 39 13 24 2 - 218 360 28 4th MVJHL1981-82 40 14 23 3 - 205 278 31 5th MVJHL1982-83 40 9 29 3 - -- -- 19 5th MVJHL1983-84 40 12 28 0 - 231 333 24 5th MVJHL1984-85 40 11 26 3 - 163 229 25 4th MVJHL1985-86 40 9 28 3 - 176 276 21 4th MVJHL1986-87 40 4 31 5 - 145 316 13 6th MVJHL1987-88 40 14 20 5 - 202 224 33 5th MVJHL1988-89 38 10 19 9 - 189 227 29 5th MVJHL1989-90 40 21 13 6 - 243 205 48 4th MVJHL Won League1990-91 40 27 9 4 - 301 175 58 1st MVJHL1991-92 46 19 16 11 - 236 213 49 5th MJAHL1992-93 48 25 16 7 0 268 220 57 2nd MJAHL Won League1993-94 47 20 23 3 1 223 255 44 4th MJAHL1994-95 48 20 24 4 0 207 246 44 5th MJAHL1995-96 54 28 24 2 0 251 230 58 4th MJAHL1996-97 56 19 31 2 4 269 307 44 8th MJAHL1997-98 52 19 31 1 1 236 297 40 8th MJAHL1998-99 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 Final2006-07 58 35 17 0 6 268 208 76 5th MJAHL Lost Division Semifinal2007-08 58 30 23 - 5 169 180 65 7th MJAHL 2008-09 54 30 19 - 5 193 167 65 6th MJAHL2009-10 50 20 28 - 2 148 42 8th MJAHL Lost Preliminary2010-11 52 22 27 - 3 174 211 47 9th MHL DNQ2011-12 52 31 15 - 6 201 160 68 3rd MHL Lost Division Final2012-13 52 32 14 - 6 216 153 70 4th MHL Lost Division Final2013-14 52 31 18 - 3 202 162 65 4th MHL Lost Division Semifinal2014-15 48 12 32 - 4 163 260 28 11th MHL DNQ2015-16 48 17 29 1 1 142 187 36 5th of 6 South10th of 12 MHL DNQ2016-17 50 31 14 3 2 201 174 67 4th of 6 South5th of 12 MHL Won Div. Semifinal 4-3 (Crushers)Lost Div. Finals, 1-4 (Bearcats)2017-18 50 27 11 6 6 181 158 66 3rd of 6 South5th of 12 MHL Lost Div. Semifinal 3-4 (Lumberjacks)2018-1950361121204134752nd of 6 South 3rd of 12 MHLLost Div. Semifinal 3-4 (Lumberjacks)2019-20 52 30 21 1 0 202 188 61 2nd of 6 South5th of 12 MHL Playoffs Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2020-21 34 22 7 1 4 135 103 49 2nd of 6 South2nd of 12 MHL Playoffs impacted due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021-22 37 19 14 2 2 106 114 42 2nd of 6 South6th of 12 MHL Lost Div. Semifinals 1-4 (Truro Bearcats}2022-23 52 16 30 4 2 143 201 38 5th of 6 South11th of 12 MHL Did Not Qualify for Post Season2023-24 52 27 20 3 2 204 216 59 2nd of 6 South5th of 12 MHL Won Div. Semifinals 4-2 (Pictou Crushers}Lost Div. Finals 2-4 (Summerside Western Capitals)2024-25 52 35 15 2 0 245 179 72 2nd of 6 South3rd of 12 MHL Lost Div. Semifinals 2-4 (Truro Bearcats}
Fred Page Cup The Ramblers competed in their 1st ever Fred Page Cup in 2019. They came 3rd.
Eastern Canada Championships MHL - QAAAJHL - CCHL - Host Round robin play with 2nd vs 3rd in semi-final to advance against 1st in the finals. Year Round Robin Record Standings Semi-Final Gold Medal Game 2019(Host) L, Ottawa Jr. Senators 1-4W, Yarmouth Mariners 5-3L, Princeville Titans 0-5 1-2-0 3rd of 4 L, Ottawa Jr. Senators 3-4 Did not qualify
Notable alumni Bill Riley Mal Davis Joey MacDonald Bill Chapman Mark Lee Keith Blenkhorn Zack MacEwen
See also List of ice hockey teams in Nova Scotia
Sources
External links
Amherst Ramblers official website Maritime Junior Hockey League official website