The Acadia Axemen and Axewomen are the men's and women's athletic teams that represent Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada. 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 and the Acadia Masters Swim Club to form the Acadia Swim Club and return competitive swimming to the university after a 14-year hiatus. On 26 September 2008, the university announced its intention to return swimming to a varsity status in September 2009.
Varsity teams Acadia Axemen/Axewomen teams compete in: Men's sports Women's sports Basketball Basketball Football Cross country Ice hockey Rugby Soccer Soccer Volleyball
Football
The Acadia Axemen football team has been in operation since 1957 and has won 15 conference championships and two national championships.1981 Football Axemen: ‘A special group of players’
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 Score1992 Toronto, ON Alberta Golden Bears L 2–51993 Toronto, ON Toronto Varsity Blues W 12–11996 Toronto, ON Waterloo Warriors W 3–21998 Saskatoon, SKUNB 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.
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