St. Thomas (Canada) Tommies

St. Thomas University (Canada) athletic teams

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Athletic teams representing St. Thomas University

St. Thomas Tommies

University| St. Thomas University
Association| CCAA
Conference| ACAA (primary)
AUS (women's hockey)
Athletic director| Meaghan Donahue Wies
Location| Fredericton, New Brunswick
Varsity teams| 10 (in 6 sports)
Basketball arena| Lady Beaverbrook Gym
Ice hockey arena| Grant-Harvey Centre
Soccer stadium| Grant-Harvey Turf Field
Other venues| Odell Park
Colours| Green and Gold

Website| www.gotommies.ca

The St. Thomas Tommies are the college sports teams of St. Thomas University (STU) in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. The university fields six women's varsity teams and four men's varsity teams across six sports. Of the ten varsity teams, nine participate in the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) as members of the Atlantic Colleges Athletic Association (ACAA), while the women's ice hockey team participates in Atlantic University Sport (AUS) of U Sports.

## Nickname

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The name “Tommies” derives from the Edwardian term for a British private or “Tommy”. These soldiers would be called upon across no-mans-land, if German soldiers wished to speak to a British soldier. “Tommies” were known for their bravery and courage while travelling through the most dangerous grounds of the war.[citation needed]

## Varsity sports

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### Women's basketball

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* CCAA Championship Silver (1): 2014[1]
* CCAA Championship Bronze (1): 2012[2]
* ACAA Champion (6): 1993–94, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14[3]

### Men's basketball

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* CCAA Championship Silver (1): 2004[4]
* CCAA Championship Bronze (1): 2012[5]
* ACAA Champion (7): 1993–94, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2011–12[3]
* Maine State Champion: 1987–88
* New Brunswick Collegiate League Champion (7): 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87
* New Brunswick Collegiate Champion (3): 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65

### Women's cross country

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### Men's cross country

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### Women's ice hockey

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Main article: St. Thomas (New Brunswick) Tommies women's ice hockey

* National Championship appearances (3): 2014, 2016, 2019
* AUS Champion (1): 2018–19

### Women's rugby

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* ACAA Champion (3): 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12
* NB-PEI Champion (2): 1996–97, 1997–98

### Women's soccer

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* ACAA Champion (3): 1999–00, 2017–18

### Men's soccer

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* ACAA Champion (2): 2000–01, 2021–22

The STU men's soccer team will host the 2024 CCAA Men's Soccer Championship at Grant-Harvey Turf Field during 6–9 November.[6]

### Men's volleyball

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* ACAA Champion (10): 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2023-24

### Women's volleyball

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* ACAA Champion (7): 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08

### Former programs

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St. Thomas previously fielded teams in badminton, curling, men's ice hockey, field hockey, football, golf, tennis, and track and field.

Men's ice hockey

Main article: St. Thomas (New Brunswick) Tommies men's ice hockey

* AUS Champion (1): 2000–01
* New Brunswick Collegiate Champion (1): 1966–67
* MIAU Champion (1): 1960–61
* NB-PEI Intercollegiate Champion (2): 1950–51, 1958–59

A men's ice hockey team at St. Thomas existed at least as early as 1916, though it is unclear if the earliest iterations of the team held varsity status. The squad suspended operations several times during the 20th century, but was in continuous operation from 1979 through the 2015–16 season, at which time the university selected to discontinue the program for budgetary reasons.

Football

* NB Collegiate Champion: 1952–53

Women's golf

* ACAA Champion (1): 2009–10

Track and field

* AUS Gold Medal: 2014–15 Jonathan Gionet (shot put)

## Other programs

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### Men's rugby

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* New Brunswick Union Champion: 1951–52, 1952–53, 1953–54

The Tommies men's rugby team operates at the club level and competes in the 2nd Division of the Atlantic Men's University League.[7]

## Athletes of the Year

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Year | Female Athlete | Sport | Male Athlete | Sport | Ref.

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2010–11 | Heather Atherton | Basketball | Marc Gagnon | Soccer  |
2011–12 | Ashley Bawn | Basketball | Nathan Mazurkiewicz | Basketball  |
2012–13 | Kayla Blackmore | Volleyball | Nathan Mazurkiewicz | Basketball  |
2013–14 | Kelly Vass | Basketball | Jason Cannon | Volleyball  |
2014–15 | Marissa Walcott | Rugby | Jason Cannon | Volleyball  |
2015–16 | Kelty Apperson | Ice hockey | Marc Blinn | Volleyball  |
2016–17 | Kelty Apperson | Ice hockey | Stephane Blinn | Volleyball  |
2017–18 | Deidra Jones | Volleyball | Christian Christie | Volleyball  |
2018–19 | Abby Clarke | Ice hockey | Kyle Yearwood | Soccer  |
2019–20 | Vanessa Soffee | Basketball | Christian Christie | Volleyball  |
2020–21 | Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021–22 | Vanessa Soffee | Basketball | Brett Springer | Soccer  |
2022–23 | Abby Lanteigne | Volleyball | Geoffrey Lavoie | Basketball  |
2023–24 | Ekaterina Pelowich | Ice hockey | Josh Oakes | Soccer  |

## Streaming

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Tommies games are streamed on various platforms, including AUS TV, SportsCanada.TV, the Veo app, and ACAA TV.[8]

## References

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* "Homepage". Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
* "STU Athletics Honours Top Tommies at Awards Ceremony". STU Tommies Athletics. March 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
* "Tommies Championship History". STU Tommies Athletics. Retrieved October 9, 2024.

1. ^ "2014 Basketball Championship - Women" (PDF). Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (in English and French). Retrieved October 9, 2024.
2. ^ "2012 Basketball Championship - Women" (PDF). Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (in English and French). Retrieved October 9, 2024.
3. ^ a b "ACAA Basketball Champions". Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
4. ^ "2004 Basketball Championship - Men" (PDF). Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (in English and French). Retrieved October 9, 2024.
5. ^ "2012 Basketball Championship - Men" (PDF). Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (in English and French). Retrieved October 9, 2024.
6. ^ "2024 CCAA Men's Soccer Championship". Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
7. ^ "Club: Men's Rugby". STU Tommies Athletics. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
8. ^ "Tommies TV". STU Tommies Athletics. Retrieved October 9, 2024.

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Sports teams based in New Brunswick

Baseball|

| NBSBL:|

* Moncton Fisher Cats
* Saint John Alpines
* Chatham Ironmen
* Fredericton Royals

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Basketball|

| ECBL:|

* Moncton Motion
* Saint John Union
* Bathurst Bears

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Football|

| AFL:|

* Moncton Junior Mustangs
* University of New Brunswick Fredericton Red Bombers
* University of New Brunswick Saint John Seawolves

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MFL:|

* Capital Area Gladiators
* Moncton Mustangs
* Saint John Wanderers

MWFL:|

* Capital Area Lady Gladiators
* Moncton Vipers
* Saint John Storm

Hockey|

| QMJHL:|

* Acadie–Bathurst Titan
* Moncton Wildcats
* Saint John Sea Dogs

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MHL:|

* Campbellton Tigers
* Edmundston Blizzard
* Fredericton Red Wings
* Grand Falls Rapids
* Miramichi Timberwolves

Ringette|

| NRL:|

* Atlantic Attack

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Roller derby|

| WFTDA:|

* Fog City Rollers
* Muddy River Rollers

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Rugby union|

| RCNJC:|

* New Brunswick Timber

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NWL:|

* New Brunswick Black Caps

U Sports Canada|

* University of Moncton Aigles Bleu(e)s
* Mount Allison University Mounties
* St. Thomas University Tommies
* University of New Brunswick Reds

CCAA|

* Crandall Chargers
* Mount Allison University Mounties
* St. Thomas University Tommies
* University of New Brunswick Reds
* UNBSJ Seawolves

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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)

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U Sports women's ice hockey

Atlantic University Sport|

* Dalhousie Tigers
* Moncton Aigles Bleues
* Mount Allison Mounties
* Saint Mary's Huskies
* St. Thomas Tommies
* St. Francis Xavier X-Women
* UNB Reds
* UPEI Panthers

Canada West|

* Alberta Pandas
* Calgary Dinos
* MacEwan Griffins
* Manitoba Bisons
* Mount Royal Cougars
* Regina Cougars
* Saskatchewan Huskies
* UBC Thunderbirds
* Trinity Western Spartans

Ontario University Athletics|

* Brock Badgers
* Guelph Gryphons
* Laurier Golden Hawks
* Nipissing Lakers
* Queen's Gaels
* TMU Bold
* Toronto Varsity Blues
* Ontario Tech Ridgebacks
* Waterloo Warriors
* Western Mustangs
* Windsor Lancers
* York Lions

Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec|

* Bishop's Gaiters
* Carleton Ravens
* Concordia Stingers
* McGill Martlets
* Montreal Carabins
* Ottawa Gee-Gees

Former teams|

* Laurentian Voyageurs
* Lethbridge Pronghorns

Championships|

* U Sports championship
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025
* 2026
* 2027
* 2028

Seasons|

* 2006–07
* 2009–10
* 2010–11 (Dinos)
* 2011–12

Awards|

* Championship MVP
* Brodrick Trophy
* Rookie of the year
* Marion Hillard Award
* Coach of the Year
* Lois and Doug Mitchell Awards

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