Amherst Ramblers (Junior A)

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.
==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 	Statistics unavailable 	Statistics unavailable 	Statistics unavailable 	Statistics unavailable 	Statistics unavailable 	Statistics unavailable 	Statistics unavailable 	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	Statistics Not Available	Statistics Not Available	Statistics Not Available	Statistics Not Available	Statistics Not Available	Statistics Not Available	Statistics Not Available	Statistics Not Available	Statistics Not Available 	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)
Category:Established in 1966
Category:Maritime Junior A Hockey League teams