Amherst Ramblers (Junior A)

Amherst Ramblers
City:	Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
League:	Maritime Junior A Hockey League
Division:	Eastlink
Founded:	1966 (Berwick Bruins)
Home Arena:	Amherst Stadium
Colors:	Black, purple, and white
General Manager:	Jeff LeBlanc (2015-16)
Head Coach:	Jeff LeBlanc (2015-16)
Franchise history
1966-1967:	Berwick Shell Junior Bruins
1967-1994:	Amherst Ramblers
1994-1998:	Amherst Mooseheads
1998-Present:	Amherst Ramblers

The Amherst Ramblers are a Junior A Hockey League team based in Amherst, Nova Scotia. The team is a member of the Maritime Junior A Hockey League and are in the Bent Division. All home games are played out of the 2,500 seat Amherst Stadium. The season usually runs from mid-September to early March every year.

Original Team

See Amherst Ramblers (junior)

Present Team 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 Junior A 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.

50th Anniversary logo

Season-by-season record

Season	GP	W	L	T	OL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
1973-74	33	13	16	4	-	142	153	30	7th MVJHL
1974-75	Statistics unavailable									lost in quarterfinals
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	won cup
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
2011-12	52	31	15	-	6	201	160	68	3rd MHL	Lost Division Final
2012-13	52	32	14	-	6	216	153	70	4th MHL	Lost Division Final
2013-14	52	31	18	-	3	202	162	65	4th MHL	Lost Division Semifinal
2014-15	48	12	32	-	4	163	260	28	11th MJAHL	DNQ
2015-16	48	17	29	-	2	142	187	36	5th South	DNQ
Season	GP	W	L	OL	SL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
2016-17	50	31	14	3	2	201	174	67	4th South	W, DSF 4-3, (Crushers); L, DF 1-4 (Bearcats)
2017-18	50	27	11	6	6	181	158	66	T-2nd South	L, DSF 3-4, (Lumberjacks)
2018-19	50	36	11	1	2	204	134	75	2nd South	L, DSF 3-4, (Lumberjacks)
2019-20	52	30	21	1	-	202	188	61	2nd South	Playoffs cancelled before start
2020-21	34	22	7	1	4	135	103	.721	1st South	Playoffs suspendend
2021-22	37	19	14	2	2	106	114	42	2nd South	L, DSF 1-4, (Bearcats)
2022-23	52	16	30	4	2	143	201	38	5th South	Did not qualify
2023-24	52	27	20	3	2	204	216	59	2nd South	W, DSF 4-2 (Crushers) L, DF 2-4 (Capitals)

Notable alumni

• Bill Riley
• Mal Davis
• Joey MacDonald
• Andrew Sweetland
• Bill Chapman
• Mark Lee

External links

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