Amherst

Amherst is a town of about 9500 people in northwestern Nova Scotia, Canada.

Teams

 * Amherst Canucks Independent team in Maritime Junior Playoffs (1935-1936)
 * Amherst Colts (Nova Scotia Junior C Hockey League, 2012-Present)
 * Amherst Highland Rangers (Played in the 1942-43 Maritimes Senior Playoffs)
 * Amherst Immanuel United (Played in the 1933-34 Maritimes Senior Playoffs)
 * Amherst Meteors (New Brunswick Senior Hockey League, 1953-1954) renamed Ramblers and the league was renamed Atlantic Coast Senior Hockey League


 * Amherst Ramblers (1920s-Present) played in the following leagues:


 * 1) Independent team in Maritime Junior Playoffs (1931-1934)
 * 2) Maritime Senior Hockey League (1949-1950)
 * 3) Atlantic Coast Senior Hockey League (1954-1956)
 * 4) Nova Scotia Senior Hockey League (1959-1962) withdrew December 20, 1962 due to poor attendance
 * 5) Metro Valley Junior Hockey League (1968-1991) league renamed MJAHL
 * 6) Maritime Junior "A" Hockey League 1991-2010) except named Mooseheads (1994-1998) league renamed
 * 7) Maritime Hockey League (2010-2014) league renamed
 * 8) Maritime Junior A Hockey League, 2014-Present)
 * Amherst St Pats (Played in the 1936-37 and 1942-43 Maritimes Senior Playoffs)
 * Amherst Victoria Bombers (Played in the 1943-44 Maritimes Senior Playoffs)

Arenas

 * Aberdeen Rink
 * Amherst Stadium
 * Bailey Arena (destroyed by fire in 1958)

Players

 * Bill Riley
 * Alton White