St. Thomas (Canada) Tommies Explained

St. Thomas Tommies
University:St. Thomas University
Association:CCAA
Conference:ACAA (primary)
AUS (women's hockey)
Director:Meaghan Donahue Wies
Location:Fredericton, New Brunswick
Teams:10 (in 6 sports)
Basketballarena:Lady Beaverbrook Gym
Icehockeyarena:Grant-Harvey Centre
Soccerstadium:Grant-Harvey Turf Field
Arena2:Odell Park
Colour1:Green
Hex1:00502F
Colour2:Gold
Hex2:FDD017
Pageurl:https://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

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.

Varsity sports

Women's basketball

Men's basketball

Women's ice hockey

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

Women's rugby

Women's soccer

Men's soccer

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

Women's volleyball

Former programs

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

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

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
Women's golf
Track and field

Other programs

Men's rugby

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

Athletes of the Year

Year Female Athlete Sport Male Athlete Sport
2010-11Heather Atherton BasketballMarc GagnonSoccer
2011-12Ashley Bawn BasketballNathan MazurkiewiczBasketball
2012-13Kayla Blackmore VolleyballNathan MazurkiewiczBasketball
2013-14Kelly Vass BasketballJason CannonVolleyball
2014-15Marissa Walcott RugbyJason CannonVolleyball
2015-16Ice hockeyMarc BlinnVolleyball
2016-17Kelty Apperson Ice hockeyStephane BlinnVolleyball
2017-18Deidra Jones VolleyballChristian ChristieVolleyball
2018-19Abby Clarke Ice hockeyKyle YearwoodSoccer
2019-20Vanessa Soffee BasketballChristian ChristieVolleyball
2019-20Leadership awards given due to covid cancelled seasonLeadership Awards given due to covid cancelled season
2021-22Vanessa Soffee BasketballBrett SpringerSoccer
2022-23Abby Lanteigne VolleyballGeoffrey LavoieBasketball
2023-24Ekaterina PelowichIce hockeyJosh OakesSoccer

Streaming

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

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014 Basketball Championship - Women . . 9 October 2024 . en, fr.
  2. Web site: 2012 Basketball Championship - Women . . 9 October 2024 . en, fr.
  3. Web site: ACAA Basketball Champions . . 9 October 2024 . en.
  4. Web site: 2004 Basketball Championship - Men . . 9 October 2024 . en, fr.
  5. Web site: 2012 Basketball Championship - Men . . 9 October 2024 . en, fr.
  6. Web site: 2024 CCAA Men's Soccer Championship . . 9 October 2024 . en.
  7. Web site: Club: Men's Rugby . STU Tommies Athletics . 9 October 2024 . en.
  8. Web site: Tommies TV . STU Tommies Athletics . 2024-10-09.