Amherst Ramblers

{{Pro hockey team |bg_color = #4A2583 |text_color = white | team = Amherst Ramblers | logo = Amherst_Ramblers.svg | logo_size = 160px | city = Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada | league = Maritime Junior Hockey League | division = Eastlink South Division | founded = 1966 (Berwick Bruins) | arena = Amherst Stadium (The Jungle) | colours = Black, purple, and white {{color box|black}} {{color box|#4A2583}} {{color box|white}} | owner = Summerside Western Capitals | coach = Phillip Fife | gm = Phillip Fife | media = FloHockey | name1 = Berwick Shell Junior Bruins | dates1 = 1966–1967 | name2 = Amherst Ramblers | dates2 = 1967–1994 | name3 = Amherst Mooseheads | dates3 = 1994–1998 | name4 = Amherst Ramblers | dates4 = 1998–present }} 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. {{Clear}} ==Season-by-season record== {|class="wikitable" |- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" |'''Season''' | '''GP''' || '''W''' || '''L''' || '''T''' || '''OTL''' || '''GF''' || '''GA''' | '''P''' || '''Results''' || '''Playoffs''' |- align="center" |1973-74 | 33 ||13 ||10 |6 ||4 ||- ||142 ||153 ||30 ||7th MVJHL|| |- align="center" |1974-75 | colspan="11" |Statistics Not Available |- align="center" |1975-76 | 32 ||14 ||14 ||4 ||- ||142 ||153 ||32 ||4th MVJHL|| |- align="center" |1976-77 | 32 ||7 ||24 ||1 ||- ||109 ||198 ||15 ||8th MVJHL|| |- align="center" |1977-78 | 36 ||16 ||17 ||3 ||- ||167 ||173 ||35 ||5th MVJHL|| |- align="center" |1978-79 | 35 ||9 ||23 ||3 ||- ||156 ||217 ||21 ||6th MVJHL|| |- align="center" |1979-80 | colspan="11" |Statistics Not Available |- align="center" |1980-81 | 39 ||13 ||24 ||2 ||- ||218 ||360 ||28 ||4th MVJHL|| |- align="center" |1981-82 | 40 ||14 ||23 ||3 ||- ||205 ||278 ||31 ||5th MVJHL|| |- align="center" |1982-83 | 40 ||9 ||29 ||3 ||- ||-- ||-- ||19 ||5th MVJHL|| |- align="center" |1983-84 | 40 ||12 ||28 ||0 ||- ||231 ||333 ||24 ||5th MVJHL|| |- align="center" |1984-85 | 40 ||11 ||26 ||3 ||- ||163 ||229 ||25 ||4th MVJHL|| |- align="center" |1985-86 | 40 ||9 ||28 ||3 ||- ||176 ||276 ||21 ||4th MVJHL|| |- align="center" |1986-87 | 40 ||4 ||31 ||5 ||- ||145 ||316 ||13 ||6th MVJHL|| |- align="center" |1987-88 | 40 ||14 ||20 ||5 ||- ||202 ||224 ||33 ||5th MVJHL|| |- align="center" |1988-89 | 38 ||10 ||19 ||9 ||- ||189 ||227 ||29 ||5th MVJHL|| |- align="center" |1989-90 | 40 ||21 ||13 ||6 ||- ||243 ||205 ||48 ||4th MVJHL ||'''Won League''' |- align="center" |1990-91 | 40 ||27 ||9 ||4 ||- ||301 ||175 ||58 ||1st MVJHL|| |- align="center" |1991-92 | 46 ||19 ||16 ||11 ||- ||236 ||213 ||49 ||5th MJAHL|| |- align="center" |1992-93 | 48 ||25 ||16 ||7 ||0 ||268 ||220 ||57 ||2nd MJAHL ||'''Won League''' |- align="center" |1993-94 | 47 ||20 ||23 ||3 ||1 ||223 ||255 ||44 ||4th MJAHL|| |- align="center" |1994-95 | 48 ||20 ||24 ||4 ||0 ||207 ||246 ||44 ||5th MJAHL|| |- align="center" |1995-96 | 54 ||28 ||24 ||2 ||0 ||251 ||230 ||58 ||4th MJAHL|| |- align="center" |1996-97 | 56 ||19 ||31 ||2 ||4 ||269 ||307 ||44 ||8th MJAHL|| |- align="center" |1997-98 | 52 ||19 ||31 ||1 ||1 ||236 ||297 ||40 ||8th MJAHL|| |- align="center" |1998-99 | 48 ||14 ||30 ||4 ||- ||191 ||277 ||32 ||7th MJAHL || |- align="center" |1999-00 | 52 ||8 ||41 ||3 ||0 ||159 ||279 ||19 ||9th MJAHL || |- align="center" |2000-01 | 52 ||18 ||32 ||1 ||1 ||195 ||271 ||38 ||9th MJAHL || |- align="center" |2001-02 | 52 ||25 ||20 ||3 ||4 ||202 ||180 ||57 ||4th MJAHL || |- align="center" |2002-03 | 52 ||29 ||16 ||4 ||3 ||273 ||203 ||65 ||3rd MJAHL || |- align="center" |2003-04 | 52 ||20 ||29 ||3 ||0 ||190 ||253 ||43 ||8th MJAHL || |- align="center" |2004-05 | 56 ||25 ||24 ||6 ||1 ||212 ||210 ||57 ||7th MJAHL || |- align="center" |2005-06 | 56 ||33 ||18 ||0 ||5 ||218 ||203 ||71 ||3rd MJAHL ||Lost Final |- align="center" |2006-07 | 58 ||35 ||17 ||0 ||6 ||268 ||208 ||76 ||5th MJAHL ||Lost Division Semifinal |- align="center" |2007-08 | 58 ||30 ||23 ||- ||5 ||169 ||180 ||65 ||7th MJAHL || |- align="center" |2008-09 | 54 ||30 ||19 ||- ||5 ||193 ||167 ||65 ||6th MJAHL|| |- align="center" |2009-10 | 50 ||20 ||28 ||- ||2 ||148 ||188 |42 ||8th MJAHL ||Lost Preliminary |- align="center" |2010-11 | 52 ||22 ||27 ||- ||3 ||174 ||211 ||47 ||9th MHL ||DNQ |- align="center" |2011-12 | 52 ||31 ||15 ||- ||6 ||201 ||160 ||68 ||3rd MHL || Lost Division Final |- align="center" |2012-13 | 52 ||32 ||14 ||- ||6 ||216 ||153 ||70 ||4th MHL ||Lost Division Final |- align="center" |2013-14 | 52 ||31 ||18 ||- ||3 ||202 ||162 ||65 ||4th MHL ||Lost Division Semifinal |- align="center" |2014-15 | 48 ||12 ||32 ||- ||4 ||163 ||260 ||28 ||11th MHL ||DNQ |- align="center" |2015-16 | 48 ||17 ||29 ||1 ||1 ||142 ||187 ||36 ||5th of 6 South 10th of 12 MHL ||DNQ |- align="center" |2016-17 | 50 ||31 ||14 ||3 ||2 ||201 ||174 ||67 ||4th of 6 South 5th of 12 MHL ||Won Div. Semifinal 4-3 (Crushers) Lost Div. Finals, 1-4 (Bearcats) |- align="center" |2017-18 | 50 ||27 ||11 ||6 ||6 ||181 ||158 ||66 ||3rd of 6 South 5th of 12 MHL ||Lost Div. Semifinal 3-4 (Lumberjacks) |- align="center" |2018-19 |50 |36 |11 |2 |1 |204 |134 |75 |2nd of 6 South 3rd of 12 MHL |Lost Div. Semifinal 3-4 (Lumberjacks) |- align="center" |2019-20 | 52 ||30 ||21 ||1 ||0 ||202 ||188 ||61 ||2nd of 6 South 5th of 12 MHL || Playoffs Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |- align="center" |2020-21 | 34 ||22 ||7 ||1 ||4 ||135 ||103 ||49 ||2nd of 6 South ''2nd of 12 MHL'' || Playoffs impacted due to COVID-19 pandemic |- align="center" |2021-22 | 37 ||19 ||14 ||2 ||2 ||106 ||114 ||42 ||2nd of 6 South 6th of 12 MHL || Lost Div. Semifinals 1-4 (Truro Bearcats} |- align="center" |2022-23 | 52 ||16 ||30 ||4 ||2 ||143 ||201 ||38 ||5th of 6 South 11th of 12 MHL ||''Did Not Qualify for Post Season'' |- align="center" |2023-24 | 52 ||27 ||20 ||3 ||2 ||204 ||216 ||59 ||2nd of 6 South 5th of 12 MHL || Won Div. Semifinals 4-2 (Pictou Crushers} Lost Div. Finals 2-4 (Summerside Western Capitals) |- align="center" |2024-25 | 52 ||35 ||15 ||2 ||0 ||245 ||179 ||72 ||2nd of 6 South 3rd 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. {| class="wikitable" |- style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#dddddd;" | |Year || Round Robin || Record || Standings || Semi-Final || Gold Medal Game |- align=center | 2019 (Host) ||L, Ottawa Jr. Senators 1-4 W, Yarmouth Mariners 5-3 L, 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

== Sources ==

{{refbegin}} * {{cite news |last1=Cole |first1=Darrell |title=Ramblers awarded 2019 Fred Page Cup |url=https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/ramblers-awarded-2019-fred-page-cup-155422 |access-date=15 December 2024 |work=saltwire.com |publisher=Postmedia |date=12 October 2017}} * {{cite press release |last1=La Rose |first1=Jason |title=Road to the 2019 National Junior A Championship: Fred Page Cup |url=https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/2019-njac-rtjac-fred-page-cup |access-date=15 December 2024 |work=hockeycanada.ca |date=1 May 2019 |language=en-ca}} * {{cite web |title=Road to the NJAC |url=https://cdn.hockeycanada.ca/hockey-canada/National-Championships/Men/National-Junior-A/2019/Downloads/2019-Road-to-NJAC.pdf |website=hockeycanada.ca |access-date=15 December 2024}} * {{cite news |last1=Cole |first1=Darrell |title=Amherst’s Fred Page Cup host committee on target for 2019 tournament in May |url=https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/amhersts-fred-page-cup-host-committee-on-target-for-2019-tournament-in-may-267159 |access-date=15 December 2024 |work=saltwire.com |publisher=Postmedia |date=10 December 2018}} * {{cite news |last1=Cole |first1=Darrell |title=Tournament chairman looks back at what was a successful Fred Page Cup |url=https://www.saltwire.com/prince-edward-island/tournament-chairman-looks-back-at-what-was-a-successful-fred-page-cup-316286 |access-date=15 December 2024 |work=saltwire.com |publisher=Postmedia |date=27 May 2019}} * {{cite news |last1=Mathieson |first1=Dave |title=Last-second goal lifts Ottawa over Amherst |url=https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/last-second-goal-lifts-ottawa-over-amherst-308381 |access-date=15 December 2024 |work=saltwire.com |publisher=Postmedia |date=5 May 2019}} * {{cite news |last1=Cole |first1=Darrell |title=Yarmouth enters Fred Page Cup on a roll |url=https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/yarmouth-enters-fred-page-cup-on-a-roll-305559 |access-date=15 December 2024 |work=saltwire.com |publisher=Postmedia |date=25 April 2019}} * {{cite news |last1=Cole |first1=Darrell |title=Amherst Ramblers ready for Fred Page Cup |url=https://www.saltwire.com/prince-edward-island/amherst-ramblers-ready-for-fred-page-cup-307331 |access-date=15 December 2024 |work=saltwire.com |publisher=Postmedia |date=1 May 2019}} * {{cite news |last1=Cole |first1=Darrell |title=World Junior A exhibition game a test for Amherst Stadium |url=https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/world-junior-a-exhibition-game-a-test-for-amherst-stadium-168961 |access-date=15 December 2024 |work=saltwire.com |publisher=Postmedia |date=10 December 2017}} * {{cite news |last1=Cole |first1=Darrell |title=Fred Page Cup ticket details released |url=https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/fred-page-cup-ticket-details-released-193185 |access-date=15 December 2024 |work=saltwire.com |publisher=Postmedia |date=13 March 2018}} * {{cite news |last1=Fraser |first1=Jeremy |title=Yarmouth Mariners eliminated from Fred Page Cup |url=https://www.saltwire.com/cape-breton/yarmouth-mariners-eliminated-from-fred-page-cup-308319 |access-date=15 December 2024 |work=saltwire.com |publisher=Postmedia |date=3 May 2019}} * {{cite news |last1=Comeau |first1=Tina |title=Yarmouth Mariners are MHL Canadian Tire Cup champions after sweeping Campbellton Tigers in league final |url=https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/yarmouth-mariners-are-mhl-canadian-tire-cup-champions-after-sweeping-campbellton-tigers-in-league-final-303792 |access-date=15 December 2024 |work=saltwire.com |publisher=Postmedia |date=20 April 2019}} * {{cite web |title=MHL extends condolences after the passing of Bill Riley |url=https://www.themhl.ca/mhl-extends-condolences-after-the-passing-of-bill-riley |website=themhl.ca |publisher=Maritime Junior Hockey League |access-date=3 April 2026 |date=29 March 2026}} {{refend}}

== External links ==

*[https://www.amherstramblers.ca/ Amherst Ramblers official website] *[http://www.themhl.ca/ Maritime Junior Hockey League official website]

Category:Maritime Junior Hockey League teams Category:Ice hockey teams in Nova Scotia Category:Amherst, Nova Scotia Category:1966 establishments in Nova Scotia Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 1966