Moncton Aigles Bleu
Encyclopedia
The Moncton Aigles Bleus (French
for: Moncton Blue Eagles) are the athletic teams that represent Université de Moncton
in Moncton, New Brunswick
, Canada
. They play in the CIS
League, which encompasses university teams from across Canada. The name Moncton Aigles Bleus was formerly used for masculine teams only, with the feminine teams being called the Moncton Anges Bleus, but now both teams are called the Moncton Aigles Bleus.
team, a male and female soccer team, a male and female Athletics (track and field)
, a male and female cross country running
team and a female volleyball
team.
level, and 4 are at the national CIS
level. The women's hockey team has won one AUS
trophy. The men's Athletics team has won 6 AUS
. The women's Athletics team has won 2 AUS
and women's volleyball has won 5 AUS
titles.
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
for: Moncton Blue Eagles) are the athletic teams that represent Université de Moncton
Université de Moncton
The Université de Moncton is a French language university located in Moncton, New Brunswick serving the Acadian community of Atlantic Canada...
in Moncton, New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. They play in the CIS
Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada, comprising the majority of degree granting universities in the country. Its equivalent body for organized sports at colleges in Canada is The Canadian Colleges Athletic Association...
League, which encompasses university teams from across Canada. The name Moncton Aigles Bleus was formerly used for masculine teams only, with the feminine teams being called the Moncton Anges Bleus, but now both teams are called the Moncton Aigles Bleus.
Sports played
The Aigles Bleus have a male and female hockeyHockey
Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
team, a male and female soccer team, a male and female Athletics (track and field)
Athletics (track and field)
Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking...
, a male and female cross country running
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
team and a female volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
team.
Championships
The men's hockey team has won 15 championships, 11 of those are at the Atlantic University SportAtlantic University Sport
Atlantic University Sport is a regional membership association for Canadian universities which assists in co-ordinating competition between their university level athletic programs and providing contact information, schedules, results, and releases about those programs and events to the public and...
level, and 4 are at the national CIS
Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada, comprising the majority of degree granting universities in the country. Its equivalent body for organized sports at colleges in Canada is The Canadian Colleges Athletic Association...
level. The women's hockey team has won one AUS
Atlantic University Sport
Atlantic University Sport is a regional membership association for Canadian universities which assists in co-ordinating competition between their university level athletic programs and providing contact information, schedules, results, and releases about those programs and events to the public and...
trophy. The men's Athletics team has won 6 AUS
Atlantic University Sport
Atlantic University Sport is a regional membership association for Canadian universities which assists in co-ordinating competition between their university level athletic programs and providing contact information, schedules, results, and releases about those programs and events to the public and...
. The women's Athletics team has won 2 AUS
Atlantic University Sport
Atlantic University Sport is a regional membership association for Canadian universities which assists in co-ordinating competition between their university level athletic programs and providing contact information, schedules, results, and releases about those programs and events to the public and...
and women's volleyball has won 5 AUS
Atlantic University Sport
Atlantic University Sport is a regional membership association for Canadian universities which assists in co-ordinating competition between their university level athletic programs and providing contact information, schedules, results, and releases about those programs and events to the public and...
titles.