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, four men's varsity teams, and one club men's team 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.
The Tommies have hosted national championships in a number of sports, including the 2010 CCAA Cross Country Championships, the 2014 CIS Women's Ice Hockey Championship, the 2005 and 2020 CCAA Men's Volleyball Championships, the 2024 CCAA Men's Soccer Championships, and the 2025 CCAA Women's Basketball Championships.
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.
Athletic Programs
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| Basketball ||Basketball
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| Cross country || Cross country
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| Rugby (Club) || Ice hockey
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| Soccer || Rugby 7s
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| Volleyball || Soccer
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| || Volleyball
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Former programs
St. Thomas previously fielded teams in badminton, curling, golf, tennis, track and field, women's field hockey, men's football, and men's ice hockey. Men's rugby was offered as a varsity sport until 2022, at which point it became a club level sport, now competing in the 2nd Division of the Atlantic Men's University League.
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.
Throughout its history, the program had three players that would go on to play in the NHL: Kevin MacDonald, Yannick Tremblay, and Patrick Bordeleau. Former NHL player Al MacAdam was head coach of the program from 1987-1997, while former NHL player Mike Eagles was head coach from 2002-2011.
Track and field
The Tommies had a co-ed track and field team in the early 1990s, and again in the 2010s and early-2020s. In the 2011-12 season, the Tommies cross country program left the ACAA and joined the AUS, and revived their track and field program in the AUS. This lasted until 2022, when the cross country program left the AUS and rejoined the ACAA, and ended their track and field program.
Championships and honors
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| Basketball (women's) || ACAA || || 1993–94, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2025-26 || rowspan=20 |
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| rowspan=4| Basketball (men's) || ACAA || || 1993–94, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2011–12, 2025-26
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| Maine State || || 1987–88
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| NBCL || || 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87
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| NBC || || 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65
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| Football (men's) || NBC || || 1952–53
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| Golf (women's) || ACAA || || 2009–10
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| rowspan=4| Ice hockey (men's) || AUS || || 2000–01
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| NBCC || || 1966–67
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| MIAA |||| 1960–61
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| NB-PEI || || 1950–51, 1958–59
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| Ice hockey (women's) || AUS || || 2018–19
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| rowspan=2| Rugby (women's) || ACAA || || 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12
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| NB-PEI || || 1996–97, 1997–98
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| Rugby (men's) || NBU || || 1951–52, 1952–53, 1953–54
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| Soccer (men's) || ACAA || || 2000–01, 2021–22, 2024-25
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| Soccer (women's) || ACAA || || 1999–00, 2017–18
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| Track and field (men's) || AUS || || 2014–15
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| Volleyball (men's)|| ACAA |||| 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2023-24, 2025-26
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| Volleyball (women's) || ACAA |||| 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08
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Other honours
Women's basketball
- CCAA Championship Silver (1): 2014
- CCAA Championship Bronze (1): 2012
- CCAA Championship Bronze (1): 2012