2017-18 Acadia Men's Ice Hockey Roster

Season
Axemen advance to U Cup with 6-1 win over SMU
Axemen advance to U Cup with 6-1 win over SMU

WOLFVILLE, N.S – The USports No. 7 Acadia Axemen went out with a bang for their last game on home ice of the 2017-18 season, with a 6-1 blowout win over the No. 8 Saint Mary’s Huskies.

Huskies force game three at Acadia
Huskies force game three at Acadia

(Halifax, N.S.) The Saint Mary’s Huskies picked up a 3-2 win over the Acadia Axemen in game two of their AUS consolation final series on Wednesday night at the Halifax Forum. 

Consolation round kicks off with 6-3 Axemen win over SMU
Consolation round kicks off with 6-3 Axemen win over SMU

WOLFVILLE, N.S – The AUS consolation series got off to an exciting start, as the USports No. 6 Acadia Axemen doubled up on the No. 7 Saint Mary’s Huskies for a final score of 6-3 on Monday night.

X-Men advance to finals with 6-5 win over Axemen
X-Men advance to finals with 6-5 win over Axemen

Antigonish, NS – The StFX X-Men have advanced to the Subway AUS championship series with a 6-5 victory over the Acadia Axemen Thursday night at the Charles V. Keating Centre in Game 5 of the AUS semifinals. The X-Men won the series 3-2 in front of a sell-out crowd of 1800 fans. 

X-Men stay alive with Game 4 win over Axemen
X-Men stay alive with Game 4 win over Axemen

WOLFVILLE, N.S. – The USports No. 3 StFX X-Men managed to stay alive in the best-of-five series on Monday night in Wolfville, with a 4-3 win over the No. 7 Acadia Axemen to tie the series at 2-2.

Chance Braid with a chance to score against AUS MVP Chase Marchand.
Axemen take 2-1 lead in series with 1-0 win vs X

WOLFVILLE, N.S – It was a nail-biter on Sunday night in Wolfville, as the USports No. 7 Acadia Axemen took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five series with a 1-0 win over the No. 3 StFX X-Men.

StFX post 3-0 win over Axemen to tie series at one
StFX post 3-0 win over Axemen to tie series at one

ANTIGONISH, NS – The StFX X-Men evened up the Subway AUS best-of-five semifinal series with a 3-0 shutout victory over the Acadia Axemen Friday night in front of over 1000 fans at the Charles V. Keating Centre. 

Axemen open AUS semifinals with 4-2 over StFX
Axemen open AUS semifinals with 4-2 over StFX

ANTIGONISH, NS – In a battle of U SPORTS ranked teams, the No. 3 StFX X-Men fell 4-2 to the No. 7 Acadia Axemen Thursday evening in front of over 800 hometown fans as the Axemen earned a key victory on the road in Game 1 of the Subway AUS semifinal best-of-five series at the Charles V. Keating Centre. 

Harper and Leier named AUS All-Stars
Harper and Leier named AUS All-Stars

(HALIFAX, N.S.) - Atlantic University Sport is pleased to announce the 2017-18 AUS men's hockey major award winners and all-stars as selected by the conference's seven head coaches following regular season play. Second year forward Stephen Harper was named to the AUS first team all-star squad. Teammate Boston Leier was named to the second team.

Axemen sweep series vs Tigers with 4-2 win
Axemen sweep series vs Tigers with 4-2 win

HALIFAX, N.S. – In game two of the best of three playoff series, the Dalhousie Tigers faced elimination at home against the Acadia Axemen. Despite getting outplayed in the first two periods, the Axemen put together a tremendous final frame with 4 unanswered goals to claim the 4-2 win, and 2-0 series victory. 

Axemen win game 1 of quarterfinals series vs Dalhousie
Axemen win game 1 of quarterfinals series vs Dalhousie

WOLFVILLE, N.S. – The U SPORTS No. 8 ranked Acadia Axemen gave the home crowd a Valentine’s Day to remember with a 5-2 win over the Dalhousie Tigers to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three AUS quarterfinal series.