Amherst Ramblers

Amherst Ramblers
City	Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
League	Maritime Hockey League
Division	Eastlink
Founded	1966 (Berwick Bruins)
Home arena	Amherst Stadium
Colours	Black, purple, and white
General manager	Jeff Leblanc (2015-present)
Head coach	Doug Doull (2019-present)
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 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.

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