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To: Hieronymus
Williams was likely a good choice—especially if he takes hockey really seriously and also wants to fit in studies and graduate in four years.

He got no scholarship, he chose Williams solely for the academics while he could have fun playing hockey and lacross......

His academics allowed him into University of Mich med school but because of foreign nationals and minorities, they couldn't accept him until the following year. So he went to Europe and played hockey for a year, traveled a lot then came home and entered U of M....

56 posted on 04/19/2020 1:11:30 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (How did I survive the Swine flu and the killer flu of 2017-18 without govt. help?)
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To: Hot Tabasco

Harvard wouldn’t have been able to give a “hockey scholarship”, as that runs contrary to Ivy policy. But if they had wanted him badly enough they could still find away around that.

Sounds like a great guy. Playing both of Canada’s national supports! I’ve heard across defined as hockey with fighting.


57 posted on 04/19/2020 2:13:22 PM PDT by Hieronymus (“I shall drink to the Pope, if you please, still, to conscience first, and to the Pope afterwards.Â)
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