Phillipe Hudon

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Uu Kanata! nangmini nunavut!
Piqujatii nalattiaqpavut.
Angiglivalliajuti,
Sanngijulutillu.
Nangiqpugu, Uu Kanata,
Mianiripluti.
Uu Kanata! nunatsia!
Nangiqpugu mianiripluti,
Uu Kanata, salagijauquna!

Now all we need to do is recruit someone who's Inuit.  ::cheer::

[Robb]

We're also going to need to learn another version of Oh Canada.

Ô Canada!
Terre de nos aïeux,
Ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux!
Car ton bras sait porter l'épée,
Il sait porter la croix!
Ton histoire est une épopée
Des plus brillants exploits.
Et ta valeur, de foi trempée,
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits,
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.

Not exactly a literal translation, now is it?  Per Google translate:

O Canada!
Land of our ancestors,
Thy brow is wreathed with glorious jewels!
For your arm knows how to wear a sword,
He knows how to wear the cross!
Your story is an epic
The most brilliant exploits.
And your valor, faith soaked
Protect our homes and our rights
Protect our homes and our rights.

A little bit more rabble-rousing than the Anglo version.  I like it.  ::uptosomething::

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Translation from Patrimoine Canadien (Canadian Heritage):

O Canada! Land of our forefathers
Thy brow is wreathed with a glorious garland of flowers.
As in thy arm ready to wield the sword,
So also is it ready to carry the cross.
Thy history is an epic of the most brilliant exploits.

Ch.
Thy valour steeped in faith
Will protect our homes and our rights
Will protect our homes and our rights.

[Rita]

We're also going to need to learn another version of Oh Canada.

Ô Canada!
Terre de nos aïeux,
Ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux!
Car ton bras sait porter l'épée,
Il sait porter la croix!
Ton histoire est une épopée
Des plus brillants exploits.
Et ta valeur, de foi trempée,
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits,
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.

Not exactly a literal translation, now is it?  Per Google translate:

O Canada!
Land of our ancestors,
Thy brow is wreathed with glorious jewels! (Your face east girds glorious florets!)
For your arm knows how to wear a sword,
He knows how to wear the cross!
Your story is an epic
The most brilliant exploits.
And your valor, faith soaked
Protect our homes and our rights
Protect our homes and our rights.

A little bit more rabble-rousing than the Anglo version.  I like it.  ::uptosomething::

BabelFish had a different translation of the 3rd line. I like Google's better.

[Jim Hyla]

OK, I dare any of you to sing it in front of someone.

[Josh '99]

We're also going to need to learn another version of Oh Canada.

Ô Canada!
Terre de nos aïeux,
Ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux!
Car ton bras sait porter l'épée,
Il sait porter la croix!
Ton histoire est une épopée
Des plus brillants exploits.
Et ta valeur, de foi trempée,
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits,
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.

You mean you weren't all singing it in French already?

Amateurs.  :-D

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

OK, I dare any of you to sing it in front of someone.

I have, when we played a Quebecois school at Lynah.  Univ of Montreal, I think.  

I also sang the German national anthem when we played the German national team in 1980.

Amazing what you can find in Uris libe.

[ithacat]

We're also going to need to learn another version of Oh Canada.

Don't forget Esposito's from Quebec, and Brisson comes in next year as well.

[Larry72]

And the Polish National Anthem when we played them way back - I forget!!!

[imafrshmn]

Casey Jones may have something to do with these French-Canadian recruits--he speaks the language IIRC.

[pfibiger]

A Montreal Gazette article about Hudon:

http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/Hudon+uses+size+smarts+make/2318805/story.html

"So when he was invited to the summer evaluation camp for Quebec's entry at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, to be held in Timmins, Ont., Dec. 29 to Jan. 4, Hudon knew he was an underdog to make it out of the 40-odd players at the camp ... Hudon got the news that he made the team two weeks ago, but really it should come as little surprise, because players like him don't grow on trees."

"Hudon's play last season was attracting college scouts in droves, but they won't be coming to see him anymore, as he announced last month he will be attending Cornell University in either 2011 or '12. With a 3.7 grade-point average, he will likely be academically eligible a year early."

[Josh '99]

A Montreal Gazette article about Hudon:

http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/Hudon+uses+size+smarts+make/2318805/story.html

"So when he was invited to the summer evaluation camp for Quebec's entry at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, to be held in Timmins, Ont., Dec. 29 to Jan. 4, Hudon knew he was an underdog to make it out of the 40-odd players at the camp ... Hudon got the news that he made the team two weeks ago, but really it should come as little surprise, because players like him don't grow on trees."

"Hudon's play last season was attracting college scouts in droves, but they won't be coming to see him anymore, as he announced last month he will be attending Cornell University in either 2011 or '12. With a 3.7 grade-point average, he will likely be academically eligible a year early."

By "a year early" do they actually mean a year early?  Heisenberg has him as born 4/15/93 which would mean that in the fall of 2011 he'd be 18, which seems fairly standard, but the Montreal Gazette article says he's currently a sophomore at Choate, which would mean he'd just have finished his junior year of prep school in the fall of 2011.  So I guess my question is...  can you do that?  Don't you have to finish high school (or prep school) before Cornell will admit you as a freshman?

Sounds like he's quite a player, in any case - if I'm not mistaken, kids playing outside Quebec are at an unofficial disadvantage in tryouts for Quebec youth teams.

[Chris '03]

Sounds like he's quite a player, in any case - if I'm not mistaken, kids playing outside Quebec are at an unofficial disadvantage in tryouts for Quebec youth teams.

What about Quebec teams that hold tryouts in Ontario?

[Jim Hyla]

A Montreal Gazette article about Hudon:

http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/Hudon+uses+size+smarts+make/2318805/story.html

"So when he was invited to the summer evaluation camp for Quebec's entry at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, to be held in Timmins, Ont., Dec. 29 to Jan. 4, Hudon knew he was an underdog to make it out of the 40-odd players at the camp ... Hudon got the news that he made the team two weeks ago, but really it should come as little surprise, because players like him don't grow on trees."

"Hudon's play last season was attracting college scouts in droves, but they won't be coming to see him anymore, as he announced last month he will be attending Cornell University in either 2011 or '12. With a 3.7 grade-point average, he will likely be academically eligible a year early."

By "a year early" do they actually mean a year early?  Heisenberg has him as born 4/15/93 which would mean that in the fall of 2011 he'd be 18, which seems fairly standard, but the Montreal Gazette article says he's currently a sophomore at Choate, which would mean he'd just have finished his junior year of prep school in the fall of 2011.  So I guess my question is...  can you do that?  Don't you have to finish high school (or prep school) before Cornell will admit you as a freshman?

Sounds like he's quite a player, in any case - if I'm not mistaken, kids playing outside Quebec are at an unofficial disadvantage in tryouts for Quebec youth teams.

If you mean 4 years, no. Prof. Maas's son, Dan, came to CU at 16. Here's a CU report on his involvement with the Mars Rover video. I don't remember the whole story, but it goes something like: he got bored in HS and asked his father about college. CU accepted him, but I suspect he did the course work needed for graduation.

[billhoward]

Could Ted Donato be a key to Cornell's recruiting?