New Brunswick Varsity Reds Overview . " Varsity Reds " is the name of the sports teams of the University of New Brunswick located in Fredericton , New Brunswick . A separate campus is located in St . John , New Brunswick ( UNBSJ ) . The hockey team was known as the " Red ' n Black " until 1956 and then as the " Red Devils " from 1956 to 1991 . They are sometimes now unofficially called the " Squirrels " . They are members of the Atlantic University Sport ( AUS ) conference and U Sports ( formerly known as CIS ) . UNB was a founding member of the Maritime Intercollegiate Hockey Association ( MIHL ) created on December 28th , 1905 along with Mt . Allison , Dalhousie and St . Francis Xavier . UNB would win the first MIHL game vs Mt . A , by a score of 3 - 2 . The MIHL would merge into the Maritime Intercollegiate Athletic Association ( MIAA ) hockey league in 1919 - 20 . The conference changed names again in 1968 - 69 to the Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association ( AIAA ) with the addition of Memorial University ( St . John ' sm NL ) . In 1973 - 74 the name changed to Atlantic Universities Athletic Association ( AUAA ) when they AIAA merged with the women ' s AWIAA , and finally in 1998 - 99 to the present AUS . The UNBSJ Red Barons formerly played Junior A and B hockey . Their teams are now called the UNBSJ Seawolves and they are in the Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association ( " ACAA " ) , which has not operated a hockey league since 1987 . They never were in the ACAA hockey league , nor the AUS in any of its prior incarnations . External links : Senior Seasons . From Wikipedia : 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 University 3 - 2 in January 1906 . After a dispute in 1908 , UNB , along with Mount Allison University , the University of King ' s College , and Acadia University , 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 retained ownership of the Sumner Trophy . SOURCE : " There are currently no Wikia links to the seasons of the Fredericton City League , the New Brunswick - Nova Scotia League , nor to the Sumner Trophy . " Season - by - Season Records Table . MIAA 1919 - 20 to 1940 - 41 . " NOTES : " MIAA 1945 - 46 to 1967 - 68 . " NOTES : " AIAA / AUAA years with ties 1968 - 69 to 1996 - 97 . " NOTES : " AUAA / AUA years with ties and OT losses 1997 - 98 to 2005 - 06 . " NOTES : " Also see . Senior links : National links : Atlantic links :