CBU Capers

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CBU Capers
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University Cape Breton University
Association U Sports
Conference Atlantic University Sport
Athletic directorJohn D. Ryan
Location Sydney, Nova Scotia
Varsity teamsWomen's basketball, Women's soccer, Men's basketball, Men's soccer
ArenaCanada Games Complex
Basketball arenaSullivan Fieldhouse
MascotCaper
NicknameCapers
ColoursOrange, Green, and White
     
Website www.gocapersgo.ca

The CBU Capers are the athletic teams that represent Cape Breton University in Sydney, Nova Scotia. The teams were known as the UCCB Capers from 1982 to 2005 and their present name reflects the change in the institution's name. There are CBU Capers varsity teams for men's and women's basketball, men's and women's soccer. [1] There is also a CBU Capers women's hockey team which plays in the Atlantic Collegiate Hockey Association. [2]

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