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.

Varsity teams

Acadia Axemen teams compete in:
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:
YearLocationChampionScoreRunner Up
1992 Toronto, OntarioAlberta Golden Bears5-2Acadia Axemen
1993 Toronto, OntarioAcadia Axemen12-1Toronto Varsity Blues
1996 Toronto, OntarioAcadia Axemen3-2Waterloo Warriors
1998 Saskatoon, SaskatchewanUNB Varsity Reds6-3Acadia 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.