The Moncton Aigles Bleus and Moncton Aigles Bleues ( French for: ''Moncton Blue Eagles'') are the athletic teams that represent

Université de Moncton The Université de Moncton is a Canadian francophone university in New Brunswick. It includes campuses in Edmundston, Moncton, and Shippagan. The university was founded in 1963 following the recommendations of the royal commission on highe ...

in Moncton,

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, Canada. They play in

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, which encompasses university teams from across Canada, and play within the

Atlantic University Sport Atlantic University Sport (AUS; french: Sport universitaire de l'Atlantique) is a regional membership association for universities in Atlantic Canada which assists in co-ordinating competition between their university level athletic programs and pr ...

conference. The name Moncton Aigles Bleus was formerly used for male teams only, with the female teams being called the Moncton Anges Bleus, but now the women's teams are called the Moncton Aigles Bleues.

Varsity Teams

Moncton currently has seven varsity programs competing in the following sports: * Cross-country, mixed *

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, men and

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* Soccer, men and women *

Track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

, mixed *

Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...

, womenUdeM Women's Vollyball Team
/ref> The Aigles Bleus have a male and female

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team, a male and female soccer team, a male and female

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team, a male and female

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team and a female

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team.

Women's ice hockey

Championships

The men's hockey team has won 15 championships, 11 of those are at the

level, and 4 are at the national

level. The women's hockey team has won one AUS trophy. The men's Athletics team has won 6 AUS. The women's Athletics team has won 2 AUS and women's volleyball has won 5 AUS titles.

References

External links

Université de Moncton Sports ScheduleUniversité de Moncton Sports ResultsUniversité de Moncton Athletics
Université de Moncton U Sports teams Aigles Bleu Sports teams in New Brunswick {{canada-university-stub

Varsity Teams

Women's ice hockey

Championships

See also

References

External links