The Amherst Ramblers are a Junior A Hockey League team based in

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. The team is a member of the

Maritime Junior Hockey League The Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL) is a Junior A ice hockey league under Hockey Canada, a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). It consists of six teams from New Brunswick, which make up the EastLink North Division (formerly ...

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 The Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL) is a Junior A ice hockey league under Hockey Canada, a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). It consists of six teams from New Brunswick, which make up the EastLink North Division (formerly R ...

. 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 The Halifax Mooseheads are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The team was founded in 1994 and began play in the Dilio Division of the QMJHL for the 1994–95 ...

logo. The Ramblers are known to draw some of the largest crowds in the

Maritime Hockey League The Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL) is a Junior A ice hockey league under Hockey Canada, a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL). It consists of six teams from New Brunswick, which make up the EastLink North Division (formerly R ...

, and have placed third in average attendance the last few years, only behind the Yarmouth Mariners and the

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. The Ramblers hosted the Centennial Cup (now known as

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) in 1993, and they also hosted the

Fred Page Cup The Fred Page Cup was a championship ice hockey trophy, won by a tournament conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The award was given to the winner of a round-robin and playoff between the Bogart Cup champions of the Central Canada ...

in 2019.

Season-by-season record

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Lost Div.Finals 2-4 (

Summerside Western Capitals The Summerside Western Capitals are a Junior "A" hockey team based in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. They are members of the Maritime Junior Hockey League, and they play their home games at the Consolidated Credit Union Place. Until 2007 the ...

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3rd of 12 MHL , , Lost Div. Semifinals 2-4 (

Truro Bearcats The Truro Bearcats are a Junior "A" ice hockey team based out of Truro, Nova Scotia. The Bearcats are one of six Nova Scotia teams in the Maritime Junior Hockey League. History Metro Valley League years Originally, Truro was a member of the M ...

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Fred Page Cup

The Ramblers competed in their 1st ever

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.

Notable alumni

* Bill Riley * Mal Davis *

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*Bill Chapman * Mark Lee *Keith Blenkhorn * Zack MacEwen

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