The Reds won their seventh straight AUS championship by defeating the Universite de Moncton Aigles Bleus 3-2 on Tuesday, sweeping the best-of-three final.
Former Saint John Sea Dogs forward Peter Reynolds scored while Kale McCallum added an assist. The Reds' roster also includes Sea Dogs alumni Drew Elliott and Nick Blagden.
UNB finished first in the AUS regular season standings with a 28-1-1-0 record. They defeated the Acadia Axemen 3-0 in the semifinals and then swept Moncton 2-0 in the final. They did all this without long-time head coach Gardiner MacDouagll, who left the school for the Moncton Wildcats during the summer.
It was a rather muted celebration for the Reds on Tuesday as the program – as it has for the past 15 years – has put all its focus on winning the University Cup. UNB and UdeM already secured spots in the national tournament by advancing to the AUS final.
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The University Cup takes place March 20-23 at TD Place in Ottawa. UNB and UdeM will join the host Ottawa Gee-Gees; Saskatchewan Huskies and Mount Royal Cougars from Canada West; and the TMU Bold and Concordia Stingers from the the OUA. The final spot will go to either the Toronto Varsity Blues or Queen's Gaels, who will meet in the OUA bronze medal game on Saturday.
The Reds have won back-to-back University Cup titles and five of the past seven. UNB has never won three straight national championships.
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