Thompson Rivers WolfPack
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The TRU WolfPack are the athletic teams that represent Thompson Rivers University
in Kamloops, British Columbia
, Canada
. They were formerly known as the UCC Sun Demons, prior to the creation of the university in 2005. With the change in name the basketball and volleyball teams made the move to the Canadian Interuniversity Sport
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Thompson Rivers University
Thompson Rivers University is a comprehensive university located in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. It offers students a broad range of courses, career streams, and the ability to ladder credits from diploma programs into full degrees...
in Kamloops, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, 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 were formerly known as the UCC Sun Demons, prior to the creation of the university in 2005. With the change in name the basketball and volleyball teams made the move to the Canadian Interuniversity Sport
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...
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Hockey
The hockey team plays in a 7 team league in the BCIHL. The team started in 2009 by a group called the Kamloops Collegiate Hockey Society. In the teams first inaugural season it made it to the BCIHL Championship final losing 2-1. In the second season 2010/2011 the team captured the Regular Season Title only to lose in the finals. 2011/2012 the Wolfpack will be hosting the BCIHL Championship with hopes of winning their first.Women's Soccer
A number of the TRU players also play in the summer with the Kamloops Heat of the Pacific Coast Soccer LeaguePacific Coast Soccer League
The Pacific Coast Soccer League is a soccer league featuring teams from British Columbia, although the league has also featured teams from Washington in the past as well...
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Baseball
The baseball team plays in the Canadian College Baseball Conference.- 2007 Champions - Won the final game 4-0 over Malaspina College Mariners