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Athletic teams representing Acadia University

Acadia Axemen / Acadia Axewomen

University	Acadia University
Association	U Sports
Conference	Atlantic University Sport
Athletic director	Brian Finniss
Location	Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Varsity teams	Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Hockey, Rugby, Soccer, Swimming, Volleyball
Football stadium	Raymond Field
Arena	Acadia Arena
Fight song	"Stand Up and Cheer!"
Colours	Red and Blue
Website	www.acadiaathletics.ca/landing/index

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.

Varsity teams

Acadia Axemen teams compete in:

Basketball (m/w)
Cross Country Running (w)
Football (m)
Ice Hockey (m)
Rugby (w)
Soccer (m/w)
Swimming (m/w)
Volleyball (w)

Football

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.

Ice hockey

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	Champion	Score	Runner Up
1992	Toronto, Ontario	Alberta Golden Bears	5–2	Acadia Axemen
1993	Toronto, Ontario	Acadia Axemen	12–1	Toronto Varsity Blues
1996	Toronto, Ontario	Acadia Axemen	3–2	Waterloo Warriors
1998	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	UNB Varsity Reds	6–3	Acadia Axemen

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

"Acadia Athletics Quick Facts". University of Acadia. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
1981 Football Axemen: ‘A special group of players’

v t e Sports teams based in Nova Scotia
Baseball	NSSBL (5 teams)
Basketball	NBLC Halifax Hurricanes
Football	AFL Dalhousie Tigers MFL Halifax Harbour Hawks CFL Atlantic Schooners (proposed) Schooners Sports and Entertainment (proposed) Touchdown Atlantic (neutral-site game series)
Hockey	QMJHL Cape Breton Eagles Halifax Mooseheads MHL Amherst Ramblers Bridgewater Lumberjacks Valley Wildcats Truro Bearcats Pictou County Crushers Yarmouth Mariners
Rugby union	RCSL Nova Scotia Keltics
Soccer	CPL HFX Wanderers FC NSL Halifax Tides FC
Lacrosse	NLL Halifax Thunderbirds
U Sports	Acadia University Axemen and Axewomen Cape Breton University Capers Dalhousie University Tigers St. Francis Xavier University X-Men and X-Women Saint Mary's University Huskies

v t e Atlantic University Sport
Full members	Acadia Axemen and Axewomen CBU Capers Dalhousie Tigers Memorial Sea-Hawks Mount Allison Mounties Moncton Aigles Bleus and Aigles Bleues UNB Reds UPEI Panthers Saint Mary's Huskies St. Francis Xavier X-Men and X-Women St. Thomas Tommies
Football-only member	Bishop's Gaiters
See also	U Sports U Sports football (Loney Bowl) U Sports men's ice hockey (Conference championship) U Sports women's ice hockey U Sports men's soccer U Sports women's soccer U Sports women's volleyball U Sports curling championships (Conference championship)

U Sports men's ice hockey

Atlantic University Sport

Canada West

Ontario University Athletics

West	Brock Badgers Guelph Gryphons Lakehead Thunderwolves Nipissing Lakers TMU Bold Toronto Varsity Blues Waterloo Warriors Western Mustangs Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks Windsor Lancers
East	Carleton Ravens Concordia Stingers McGill Redbirds Ontario Tech Ridgebacks Ottawa Gee-Gees Queen's Gaels RMC Paladins UQTR Patriotes York Lions

Former teams

Championships

David Johnston University Cup
- 1963
- 1964
- 1965
- 1966
- 1967
- 1968
- 1969
- 1970
- 1971
- 1972
- 1973
- 1974
- 1975
- 1976
- 1977
- 1978
- 1979
- 1980
- 1981
- 1982
- 1983
- 1984
- 1985
- 1986
- 1987
- 1988
- 1989
- 1990
- 1991
- 1992
- 1993
- 1994
- 1995
- 1996
- 1997
- 1998
- 1999
- 2000
- 2001
- 2002
- 2003
- 2004
- 2005
- 2006
- 2007
- 2008
- 2009
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
- 2025
- 2026
- 2027
- 2028
Queen's Cup (OUA)
AUS championship
Canada West championship

Awards

U Sports soccer

AUS

Acadia Axemen and Axewomen (M/W)
CBU Capers (M/W)
Dalhousie Tigers (M/W)
Memorial Sea-Hawks (M/W)
Moncton Aigles Bleus and Aigles Bleues (M/W)
Mount Allison Mounties (M/W)
UNB Reds (M/W)
UPEI Panthers (M/W)
Saint Mary's Huskies (M/W)
St. Francis Xavier X-Men and X-Women (M/W)

Canada West

Pacific	Calgary Dinos (W) UBC Thunderbirds (M/W) UBC Okanagan Heat (M/W) UFV Cascades (M/W) UNBC Timberwolves (M/W) Thompson Rivers WolfPack (M/W) Trinity Western Spartans (M/W) Victoria Vikes (M/W)
Prairie	Alberta Golden Bears and Pandas (M/W) Calgary Dinos (M) Lethbridge Pronghorns (M/W) MacEwan Griffins (M/W) Manitoba Bisons (W) Mount Royal Cougars (M/W) Regina Cougars (W) Saskatchewan Huskies (M/W) Winnipeg Wesmen (W)

OUA

West	Algoma Thunderbirds (M/W) Brock Badgers (M/W) Guelph Gryphons (M/W) McMaster Marauders (M/W) Waterloo Warriors (M/W) Western Mustangs (M/W) Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks (M/W) Windsor Lancers (M/W) York Lions (M/W)
East	Carleton Ravens (M/W) Laurentian Voyageurs (M/W) Nipissing Lakers (M/W) Ontario Tech Ridgebacks (M/W) Ottawa Gee-Gees (W) Queen's Gaels (M/W) RMC Paladins (M/W) TMU Bold (M/W) Toronto Varsity Blues (Men's/W) Trent Excalibur (M/W)

RSEQ

Main

Championships

U Sports men's soccer championship
- 1980
- 1982
- 2006
- 2007
- 2008
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
- 2025
U Sports women's soccer championship

Awards

Joe Johnson Memorial Trophy (men's)
Soccer championship MVP (men's)
Soccer championship MVP (women's)
Lois and Doug Mitchell Awards (U Sports)

Other

CPL–U Sports Draft

U Sports volleyball

Main

Championships

Men's	National championship 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
Women's	National championship 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 OUA championship

Awards

Player of the Year Award (men's)
Mary Lyons Award (women's)
Lois and Doug Mitchell Awards (U Sports)

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