St. Thomas Tommies is the nickname of the athletics teams at
St. Thomas University (Canada)
St. Thomas University (also St. Thomas or STU) is a Catholic, English-language liberal arts college, liberal arts university located in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. It is a primarily Undergraduate education, undergraduate university offeri ...
(STU) in
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Fredericton (; ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The city is situated in the west-central portion of the province along the Saint John River, which flows west to east as it bisects the city. The river is the do ...
. The name “Tommies” derives from the First World War, referring to a British soldier 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. STU basically shares the campus with the
University of New Brunswick
The University of New Brunswick (UNB) is a public university with two primary campuses in Fredericton and Saint John, New Brunswick. It is the oldest English-language university in Canada, and among the oldest public universities in North Americ ...
and hence some of the facilities. The women's hockey teams is a member of the
Atlantic University Sport. The basketball, soccer, volleyball, cross country and women's rugby teams are members of the
Atlantic Colleges Athletic Association
The Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA; french: Association atlantique du Sport collégial) is the governing body for collegiate sports in Atlantic Canada. Founded in 1967 as the Nova Scotia College Conference, the ACAA is represente ...
, while men's rugby compete in the Maritime University Rugby league.
Varsity sports
Varsity sports programs
*Basketball
*Soccer
*Volleyball
*Rugby
*Cross Country
*Track
*Women's Ice Hockey
Defunct programs
*Badminton
*Tennis
*Curling
*Men's Hockey
*Field Hockey
*Golf
*Track and Field
*Football
Athletes of the Year
Notable Alumni
*Stephen Horsman (Basketball) - former MLA for Fredericton North and Deputy Premier of New Brunswick
*Lucrece Nussbaum (Hockey) - former Swiss National Team player and 2010 Olympian
*Kelty Apperson (Hockey) - Team Canada member at FISU Games and former professional hockey player for Calgary Inferno
*Lyman Ward (Basketball) - Actor
*Matt DeCourcey (Soccer) - former Fredericton Member of Parliament
*Roger Clinch (Hockey) - former MLA for Gloucester
*Raymond Fraser (Hockey) - author
References
{{Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's ice hockey championship
St. Thomas (Canada) Tommies