McMaster University was founded in Toronto, Ontario in 1887 and moved to Hamilton in 1930. The school's different sports teams used different names at different times, including "Maroons", "Rams", "Maroon Marauders", and of course Marlins and Marauders. * What's in a name? - the history of McMaster's nicknames While in the university ranks, McMaster had two major accomplishments - winning the 1963 University Cup, the first ever held, and winning a bronze at the 1967 Canada Games. The University currently has an extra-mural hockey club that hopes to gain Varsity status.