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.
The STU men's soccer team hosted the 2024 CCAA Men's Soccer Championship at Grant-Harvey Turf Field during 6âÂÂ9 November.
The name âÂÂTommiesâ derives from the Edwardian term for a British private or âÂÂTommyâÂÂ. These soldiers would be called upon across no-mans-land, if German soldiers wished to speak to a British soldier. âÂÂTommiesâ were known for their bravery and courage while travelling through the most dangerous grounds of the war.
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.
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 2015âÂÂ16 season, at which time the university selected to discontinue the program for budgetary reasons.