UNB Varsity Reds
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| University | University of New Brunswick |
| Association | Canadian Interuniversity Sport |
| Conference | Atlantic University Sport |
| Athletic director | John Richard |
| Location | Fredericton, New Brunswick |
| Varsity teams | Men's Hockey, Women's Swimming, Men's and Women's Volleyball, Basketball, Soccer, Track and Field |
| Football stadium | BMO Centre |
| Arena | Aitken University Centre |
| Indoor Athletics Facilities | Richard J. Currie Center, Lady Beaverbrook Gym (Sir Max Aitken Pool) |
| Mascot | Prospect (Men's Hockey) |
| Nickname | Varsity Reds, V-Reds |
| Colors | Red and Black |
| Website | varsityreds |
| Full name | University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds |
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| Nickname(s) | Varsity Reds |
| Founded | 1948 as the UNB Red Shirts |
| Stadium | BMO Centre |
| Capacity | 2500 |
| League | CIS/AUS |
| 2012 | 1st |
| Founded | 1949 |
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| Suspended | 1980 |
| Relocated | Competitive Club Sport |
| Based in | Fredericton, New Brunswick |
| League | AFL |
| Team history |
NBFL (1949-1957) MIFL (1958-1959) AFC (1960-1965) MIAA (1966-1968) AIAA (1969-1973) AUAA (1974-1980) AFL (2009-Present) |
| Team colors |
Red, Black, White |
| Nickname(s) | Bombers |
| Head coaches | Mike Dollimore |
| Owner(s) | University of New Brunswick |
| Home field(s) | BMO Centre |
| Fan website | http://redbombers.com/ |
The UNB Varsity Reds are the athletic teams that represent the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
The Varsity Reds compete in the following sports: men's and women's basketball, men's hockey, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's volleyball, swimming. Men's and women's track & field and cross country running have been added back as a varsity sport for 2010/2011 and is a joint Fredericton/Saint John Campus program.
The men's hockey team has won the University Cup 6 times; in 1998, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2016 as well as finished as runner-up in 1997, 2000, 2004, 2008 & 2015.
The name "Varsity Reds" was only adopted circa 1993. Prior to this, every varsity sport, including football, hockey, women's basketball, men's basketball and men's wrestling had a different name: the Red Bombers, Red Devils, Red Bloomers, Red Raiders and Black Bears respectively.
Men's Soccer (1)
Men's Ice Hockey (6)
While the details were not recorded, inter-class and inter-club hockey games at the University of New Brunswick were played as early as 1880. The first recorded competitive UNB hockey game was Feb. 5, 1897 against the local detachment of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Infantry (now the 2nd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment). The game was played in downtown Fredericton at the George Street outdoor rink and UNB lost 3-2.
In January 1902, the “Red and Black” defeated a team of local bank employees 2-1 in their inaugural season in the Fredericton City League. In the early era, “home ice” was a flooded field borrowed from the local garrison and the players cleared the ice. The team captain doubled as coach and the seven-man starting line-up was the entire team.
UNB was a founding member of the Maritime Intercollegiate Hockey League and their first varsity game saw UNB defeat Mount Allison 3-2 in January 1906. After a dispute in 1908, UNB, along with Mount Allison, King’s, and Acadia, created their own collegiate league the New Brunswick-Nova Scotia League, in parallel with the MIHL (also referred to as the Maritime Interuniversity Inter-scholastic Hockey League). UNB played in both leagues and was the first team to win the NB-NS league title five times, and thus retainedownership of the Summer Trophy.
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