Canada men's national volleyball team

Canada

Association	Volleyball Canada
Confederation	NORCECA
Head coach	Glenn Hoag
FIVB ranking	8 (as of August 2016)
Uniforms
Home Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances	4 (First in 1976)
Best result	4th (1984)
World Championship
Appearances	10 (First in 1974)
Best result	7th (2014)
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Canada men's national volleyball team

Medal record
Pan American Games
	1979 San Juan	Team
	1999 Winnipeg	Team
	2015 Toronto	Team

The Canada men's national volleyball team represents Canada in international volleyball competitions. The team placed third in the Pan American Games in 1979, 1999, and 2015.

Results

Canada team in 2012 World league

Olympic Games

• 1964 Tokyo — did not qualify
• 1968 Mexico City — did not qualify
• 1972 Munich — did not participate
• 1976 Montréal — 9th place

  Alexiuk, Belanger, Graham, Klostermann, Michalski, Paulsen, Pischke, Plenert, Prasil, Romanchych, Russell, Taylor. Head coach: Neville

• 1980 Moscow — did not qualify
• 1984 Los Angeles — 4th place

  Bacon, Barrett, Coulter, Danyluk, Gratton, Hoag, Tom Jones, Dave Jones, Ketrzynski, Pischke, Saxton, Wagner. Head Coach: Maeda

• 1988 Seoul — did not qualify
• 1992 Barcelona — 10th place

  Albert, Boyles, Brousseau, Coulter, Frehlick, Gagnon, Gingera, Greves, Knight, Paddock, Williscroft, Willock. Head Coach: Watson

• 1996 Atlanta — did not qualify
• 2000 Sydney — did not qualify
• 2004 Athens — did not qualify
• 2008 Beijing — did not qualify
• 2012 London — did not qualify
• 2016 Rio de Janeiro — 5th place

  Bann, Blankenau, Duff, Hoag, Jansen Van Doorn, Marshall, Perrin, Sanders, Schmitt, Verhoeff, Vigrass, Winters. Head Coach: Hoag

World Championship

• 1949 Czechoslovakia — did not participate
• 1952 Soviet Union — did not participate
• 1956 France — did not participate
• 1960 Brazil — did not participate
• 1962 Soviet Union — did not participate
• 1966 Czechoslovakia — did not qualify
• 1970 Bulgaria — did not qualify
• 1974 Mexico — 20th place
• 1978 Italy — 20th place
• 1982 Argentina — 11th place
• 1986 France — did not qualify
• 1990 Brazil — 12th place

  Albert, Barrett, Boyles, Coulter, Dunn, Frehlick, Gagnon, Gingera, Knight, Walsh, Willock. Head Coach: Watson

• 1994 Greece — 9th place

  Bilodeau, Berleur, Brousseau, Cameron, Chaloupka, Jeff Chung, Duerden, Edwards, Gingera, Gosselin, Greves, Haldane, Magus, Paddock, Reid, Sanheim, Smith, White. Head Coach: Lemieux

• 1998 Japan — 12th place

  Ballard, Chung, Donald, Duerden, Grapentine, Haldane, Kantor, Koskie, Martin, Sanheim, Zerawsky. Head Coach: Pischke

• 2002 Argentina — 17th place

  Brinkman, Bruce, Duerden, Dufault, Grapentine, Haldane, Koskie, Lewis, Martin, Ruette, Sanheim, Christopher Wolfenden. Head Coach: DeRocco

• 2006 Japan — 11th place

  Bernier, Brinkman, Cardinal, Duerden, Grapentine, Koskie, Daniel Lewis, Mainville, Munday, Winters, Youngberg. Head Coach: Hoag

• 2010 Italy — 19th place

  Bernier, Duerden, Duff, Grapentine, Howatson, Koskie, Lewis, Mainville, Munday, Soonias, Winters, Youngberg. Head Coach: Hoag

• 2014 Poland — 7th place

  Duff, Hoag, Lewis, Marshall, Perrin, Sanders, Schmitt, Schneider, Simac, Soonias, Van Lankvelt, Verhoeff, Vigrass, Winters. Head Coach: Hoag

• 2018 Italy/Bulgaria — TBD

World Cup

• 1965 Poland — did not participate
• 1969 East Germany — did not participate
• 1977 Japan — 12th place
• 1981 Japan — did not qualify
• 1985 Japan — did not qualify
• 1989 Japan — did not qualify
• 1991 Japan — did not qualify
• 1995 Japan — 9th place
• 1999 Japan — 8th place
• 2003 Japan — 7th place

  Ballard, Brinkman, Bruce, Duerden, Grapentine, Haldane, Koskie, Ruette, Snider, Winters, Wolfenden, Brett Youngberg. Head Coach: DeRocco

• 2007 Japan — did not qualify
• 2011 Japan — did not qualify
• 2015 Japan — 7th place

  Bann, Duff, Hoag, Jansen Van Doorn, Lewis, Marshall, Perrin, Sanders, Schmitt, Schneider, Van Lankvelt, Verhoeff, Vigrass, Winters. Head Coach: Hoag

Pan American Games

• 1955 Mexico City — did not participate
• 1959 Chicago — 6th place
• 1963 São Paulo — 8th place
• 1967 Winnipeg — 6th place
• 1971 Cali — 9th place
• 1975 Mexico City — 6th place
• 1979 San Juan — Bronze medal
• 1983 Caracas — 5th place
• 1987 Indianapolis — 5th place
• 1991 Havana — 6th place
• 1995 Mar del Plata — 5th place
• 1999 Winnipeg — Bronze medal
• 2003 Santo Domingo — 5th place
• 2007 Rio de Janeiro — 7th place

  Bernier, Carroll, Cundy, Duerden, Grapentine, Daniel Lewis, Munday, Soonias, Wilcox, Winters, Wolfenden, Youngberg. Head Coach: Hoag

• 2011 Guadalajara — 6th place

  Bann, Burt, Halpenny, Kilpatrick, Leiske, Mainville, Miller, Nault, Parkinson, Ratsep, Santoni. Head Coach: Vincent Pichette

• 2015 Toronto — Bronze medal

  Hoag, Lewis, Marshall, Perrin, Sanders, Schmitt, Schneider, Simac, Van Lankvelt, Verhoeff, Vigrass, Winters. Head Coach: Hoag

World League

• 1990 Osaka — did not participate
• 1991 Milan — 10th place
• 1992 Genoa — 7th place
• 1993 São Paulo — did not participate
• 1994 Milan — did not participate
• 1995 Rio de Janeiro — did not participate
• 1996 Rotterdam — did not participate
• 1997 Moscow — did not participate
• 1998 Milan — did not participate
• 1999 Mar del Plata — 8th place
• 2000 Rotterdam — 11th place
• 2001 Katowice — did not participate
• 2002 Belo Horizonte — did not participate
• 2003 Madrid — did not participate
• 2004 Rome — did not participate
• 2005 Belgrade — did not participate
• 2006 Moscow — did not participate
• 2007 Katowice — 13th place
• 2008 Rio de Janeiro — did not participate
• 2009 Belgrade — did not participate
• 2010 Córdoba — did not participate
• 2011 Gdańsk — did not participate
• 2012 Sofia — 12th place
• 2013 Mar del Plata — 5th place
• 2014 Florence — 13th place
• 2015 Rio de Janeiro — 15th place
• 2016 Kraków — 13th place

Pan-American Cup

• 2006 Mexicali & Tijuana — Bronze medal
• 2007 Santo Domingo — 4th place
• 2008 Winnipeg — Silver medal
• 2009 Chiapas — Silver medal
• 2010 San Juan — 5th place
• 2011 Gatineau — Bronze medal
• 2012 Santo Domingo — 6th place
• 2013 Mexico City — did not participate
• 2014 Tijuana — 7th place
• 2015 Reno — 4th place
• 2016 Mexico City - Bronze medal

America's Cup

• 1998 Mar del Plata — 6th place
• 1999 Tampa — 5th place
• 2000 São Bernardo — 5th place
• 2001 Buenos Aires — 6th place
• 2005 São Leopoldo — 5th place
• 2007 Manaus — 5th place
• 2008 Cuiabá — did not participate

NORCECA Championship

• 1969 Mazatenango — 4th place
• 1971 Havana — did not qualify
• 1973 Tijuana — Bronze medal
• 1975 Los Angeles — 4th place
• 1977 Santo Domingo — Bronze medal
• 1979 Havana — Silver medal
• 1981 Mexico City — Bronze medal
• 1983 Indianapolis — Silver medal
• 1985 Santiago — Bronze medal
• 1987 Havana — Bronze medal
• 1989 San Juan — Silver medal
• 1991 Regina — Bronze medal
• 1993 New Orleans — Bronze medal
• 1995 Edmonton — Bronze medal
• 1997 Caguas — Bronze medal
• 1999 Monterrey — Bronze medal
• 2001 Bridgetown — Bronze medal
• 2003 Culiacán — Silver medal
• 2005 Winnipeg — Bronze medal
• 2007 Anaheim — 4th place
• 2009 Bayamón — 4th place
• 2011 Mayaguez — Bronze medal
• 2013 Langley — Silver medal
• 2015 Córdoba — Gold medal

Team

Current squad

The following is the Canada roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team was announced officially on July 22, 2016.^[1][2]

Head coach: Glenn Hoag

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2015–16 club
1	Sanders, TylerTyler Sanders	14 December 1991	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	326 cm (128 in)	308 cm (121 in)	MKS Będzin
2	Perrin, GordGord Perrin	17 August 1989	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	353 cm (139 in)	329 cm (130 in)	Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
4	Hoag, NicholasNicholas Hoag	19 August 1992	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	342 cm (135 in)	322 cm (127 in)	Paris Volley
5	Verhoeff, RudyRudy Verhoeff	24 June 1989	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	349 cm (137 in)	317 cm (125 in)	Powervolleys Düren
6	Duff, JustinJustin Duff	10 May 1988	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	370 cm (150 in)	335 cm (132 in)	SL Benfica
11	Jansen Van Doorn, DanielDaniel Jansen Van Doorn	21 March 1990	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	351 cm (138 in)	328 cm (129 in)	Pamvohaikos VC
12	Schmitt, GavinGavin Schmitt	27 January 1986	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	106 kg (234 lb)	372 cm (146 in)	340 cm (130 in)	Asseco Resovia Rzeszów
15	Winters, FredFred Winters (C)	25 September 1982	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	359 cm (141 in)	327 cm (129 in)	Sada Cruzeiro
17	Vigrass, GrahamGraham Vigrass	17 June 1989	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	97 kg (214 lb)	354 cm (139 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Arkas Spor
19	Bann, Blair CameronBlair Cameron Bann (L)	26 February 1988	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	314 cm (124 in)	295 cm (116 in)	Powervolleys Düren
21	Blankenau, JayJay Blankenau	27 September 1989	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	334 cm (131 in)	307 cm (121 in)	Abiant Lycurgus
22	Marshall, StevenSteven Marshall	23 November 1989	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	350 cm (140 in)	322 cm (127 in)	SVG Lüneburg

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the team within the last 12 months.^[3]

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2015-16 club
3	Lewis, DanielDaniel Lewis	3 April 1976	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	86 kg (190 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	325 cm (128 in)	BBTS Bielsko-Biała
7	Soonias, DallasDallas Soonias	25 April 1984	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	356 cm (140 in)	323 cm (127 in)	Pallavolo Impavida Ortona
8	Simac, AdamAdam Simac	9 August 1983	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	101 kg (223 lb)	348 cm (137 in)	336 cm (132 in)	Unattached
10	Van Lankvelt, ToontjeToontje Van Lankvelt	1 July 1984	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	347 cm (137 in)	317 cm (125 in)	Jastrzębski Węgiel
14	Burt, MaxMax Burt	25 July 1988	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	101 kg (223 lb)	350 cm (140 in)	327 cm (129 in)	Nantes Rezé Métropole Volley
16	DeRocco, JasonJason DeRocco	19 September 1989	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	342 cm (135 in)	318 cm (125 in)	Jastrzębski Węgiel
20	Maar, Stephen TimothyStephen Timothy Maar	6 December 1994	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	99 kg (218 lb)	350 cm (140 in)	328 cm (129 in)	McMaster University
24	Van Berkel, LucasLucas Van Berkel	29 November 1991	2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)	108 kg (238 lb)	350 cm (140 in)	326 cm (128 in)	Pribam VB
25	Walsh, Brett JamesBrett James Walsh	19 February 1994	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	84 kg (185 lb)	332 cm (131 in)	313 cm (123 in)	University of Alberta

Coaching Staff

Name	Nation	Position
Glenn Hoag	Canada	Head coach
Lawrence McKay	Canada	Assistant coach
Vincent Pichette	Canada	Assistant coach
Dory Boyer	Canada	Doctor
Jean-Sebastien Hartell	Canada	Athletic Therapist
Mathieu Séguin	Canada	Physiotherapist
Julien Boucher	Canada	General manager

See also

• Canada men's junior national volleyball team

References

1. Hossain, Asif (22 July 2016). "Canada's men's volleyball team ready for Rio after long Olympic absence". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
2. "FIVB Olympian Profiles for Team Canada". FIVB.org. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
3. "Team Canada Volleyball - Men". worldleague.2016.fivb.com. Retrieved 2016-06-08.

External links

• Official website
• FIVB profile