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:
#Independent team in Maritime Junior Playoffs (1931-1934)
#Maritime Senior Hockey League (1949-1950)
#Atlantic Coast Senior Hockey League (1954-1956)
#Nova Scotia Senior Hockey League (1959-1962) withdrew December 20, 1962 due to poor attendance
#Metro Valley Junior Hockey League (1968-1991) league renamed MJAHL
#Maritime Junior "A" Hockey League 1991-2010) except named Mooseheads (1994-1998) league renamed
#Maritime Hockey League (2010-2014) league renamed
#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==
* on Wikipedia
Category:Nova Scotia towns