Acadia Axemen and Axewomen


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 teams compete in:
Men's sportsMen's sports
BasketballBasketball
FootballCross country
Ice hockeyRugby
SoccerSoccer
SwimmingSwimming
Volleyball

Football

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

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:
YearLocationRivalScore
1992Toronto, ONAlberta Golden BearsL2–5
1993Toronto, ONToronto Varsity BluesW12–1
1996Toronto, ONWaterloo WarriorsW3–2
1998Saskatoon, SKUNB Varsity RedsL3–6

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.