Amherst

A view of 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

Leagues

• Amherst Intermediate League
• Cumberland County League

External Links

• Amherst, Nova Scotia on Wikipedia