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Athletic teams of Acadia University From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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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.
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Acadia Axemen teams compete in:
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
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:
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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