ɪt wʌz nˈeɪmd fɔːɹ ɹˈɔɪəl kɐnˈeɪdiən nˈeɪvi ˈɑːfɪsɚ vˈɪktɚ bɹˈoʊdɜː, hˌuː wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈɜːst "ɡɹˈuːp ʌv sˈɪks" ˈɑːfɪsɚ kɐdˈɛts ɐksˈɛptᵻd ˌɪntʊ ðɪ ˌɑːɹsˌiːˈɛn ænd ˈɔːlsoʊ wˈʌn ʌvðə θɹˈiː pɚsˈɛnt ʌv kwᵻbˈɛk bˈɔːɹn ˈɑːfɪsɚz tə ɹˈiːtʃ ðə ɹˈæŋk ʌv ɹˈɪɹ ˈædmɜːɹəl.
It was named for Royal Canadian Navy officer Victor Brodeur, who was one of the first "group of six" officer cadets accepted into the RCN and also one of the 3% of Quebec born officers to reach the rank of Rear Admiral.