Axemen open up season with win over STU
Capacity crowd celebrates 25th Anniversary of the Acadia Arena
story courtesy of acadiau.ca 19/10/2013 12:50 am
WOLFVILLE, N.S. – Homecoming is always one of the most anticipated games of the year, and this year was no different as the Acadia Axemen squared off against the St. Thomas Tommies in the regular season opener.
Celebrating the Acadia Arena’s 25th anniversary, a sold out crowd of 2100 enjoyed the opening ceremony that delivered the return of those who were most influential in bringing the university and surrounding community one of the provinces premiere rinks.
The Axemen came into this season eager to prove that the success they had in the 2012-13 regular season was no fluke.
They proved just that erasing a 1-0 St. Thomas third period lead, scoring 3 unanswered goals to take the home opener on the 25th anniversary of the Acadia Arena. Twenty five years ago to the day, the Axemen were dropped by the Tommies but this time around Acadia was triumphant.Read more »