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 over the years. They have been called the Amherst Mooseheads from time to time. The logo consisted of the letter "A" and the moose from Moosehead beer. The logo was similar to the current Halifax Mooseheads logo.
The team is also known to draw some of the largest crowds in the Maritime Hockey League, and have placed 3rd 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, but they were unable to capture the title.
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