Acadia Axemen and Axewomen

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Not to be confused with the St. Francis Xavier X-Men and X-Women, two other Nova Scotia university athletic teams.
Acadia Axemen / Acadia Axewomen
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UniversityAcadia University
AssociationU Sports
ConferenceAtlantic University Sport
Athletic directorBrian Finniss
LocationWolfville, Nova Scotia
Varsity teams11 (5 men's, 6 women's)
Football stadiumRaymond Field
Ice hockey arenaAndrew H. McCain Arena
Soccer stadiumRaymond Field
Rugby venueRaymond Field
Fight song"Stand Up and Cheer!"
ColoursRed and Blue
   
Websitewww.acadiaathletics.ca

The Acadia Axemen and Axewomen are the men's and women's athletic teams that represent Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada.[1] The on-campus sports facilities used by Axemen teams include Raymond Field for various field sports and Andrew H. McCain Arena for ice hockey.

In September 2006, Acadia University announced its partnership with the Wolfville Tritons Swim Club[2] and the Acadia Masters Swim Club[3] to form the Acadia Swim Club[4] and return competitive swimming to the university after a 14-year hiatus. On 26 September 2008, the university announced its intention[5] to return swimming to a varsity status in September 2009.

Varsity teams

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Acadia Axemen teams compete in:

Men's sports Men's sports
Basketball Basketball
Football Cross country
Ice hockey Rugby
Soccer Soccer
Swimming Swimming
Volleyball

Football

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Main article: Acadia Axemen football

The Acadia Axemen football team has been in operation since 1957 and has won 15 conference championships and two national championships.[6]

Ice hockey

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Main article: Acadia Axemen ice hockey

The Acadia Axemen ice hockey team has played in the final of the David Johnston University Cup four times, winning the championship in 1993 and 1996:

Year Location Rival Res. Score
1992 Toronto, ON Alberta Golden Bears L 2–5
1993 Toronto, ON Toronto Varsity Blues W 12–1
1996 Toronto, ON Waterloo Warriors W 3–2
1998 Saskatoon, SK UNB Varsity Reds L 3–6

In addition, two Axemen have been honoured with the Major W.J. ‘Danny’ McLeod award as the University Cup's Most Valuable Player: forward George Dupont in 1993 and forward Greg Clancy in 1996.

References

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  1. ^ "Acadia Athletics Quick Facts". University of Acadia. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "Wolfville Tritons Swim Club". Retrieved August 30, 2010.
  3. ^ "Acadia Masters Swim Clug". Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
  4. ^ "Acadia Swim Club". Archived from the original on December 25, 2007.
  5. ^ "Varsity Swim team returns to Acadia". Acadia Sports Information. September 26, 2008. Archived from the original on May 23, 2011. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
  6. ^ 1981 Football Axemen: ‘A special group of players’
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