Canada men's junior national volleyball team

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Canada men's national junior volleyball team
Medal record
Junior NORCECA Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Guatemala
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Canada
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Mexico
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 El Salvador
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Canada
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 United States
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 El Salvador
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Canada

The Canada men's national junior volleyball team is the men's national under-21 volleyball team of Canada. The team is controlled by Volleyball Canada, which represents the country in international competitions - Junior NORCECA Championship and FIVB U21 World Championships. The Canadian junior national team is ranked 7th (as of September 2015) in the FIVB world ranking.

Contents

International competitions

Junior NORCECA Championship

Junior Pan-American Cup

U21 World Championship

Current squad

The following is the Canadian roster in the 2016 Men's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship. [1]

Head Coach: Gino Brousseau

No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2016 club
1 Elijah Risso 6 November 19971.83 m (6 ft 0 in)70 kg (150 lb)329 cm (130 in)300 cm (120 in) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg UBC Okanagan Heat
2 Sharone Vernon-Evans 28 August 19982.02 m (6 ft 8 in)94 kg (207 lb)374 cm (147 in)347 cm (137 in) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pakmen VBC
4 Taryq Sani 6 November 19981.86 m (6 ft 1 in)84 kg (185 lb)366 cm (144 in)330 cm (130 in) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pakmen VBC
5 Eric Loeppky 1 September 19981.97 m (6 ft 6 in)89 kg (196 lb)348 cm (137 in)325 cm (128 in) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Winman VBC
7 Jordan Pereira 8 March 19981.83 m (6 ft 0 in)72 kg (159 lb)323 cm (127 in)297 cm (117 in) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pakmen VBC
9 Matthew Mawdsley (C)21 January 19972.08 m (6 ft 10 in)90 kg (200 lb)350 cm (140 in)328 cm (129 in) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg LVC Fire
10 Pearson Eshenko 16 October 19972.04 m (6 ft 8 in)96 kg (212 lb)360 cm (140 in)336 cm (132 in) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Trinity Western Spartans
11Cristopher Jay Gavlas22 April 19971.83 m (6 ft 0 in)70 kg (150 lb)340 cm (130 in)313 cm (123 in) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Saskatchewan Huskies
13 Matthew Passalent 8 June 19971.95 m (6 ft 5 in)82 kg (181 lb)351 cm (138 in)332 cm (131 in) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg McMaster Marauders
14 Derek Epp 15 June 19981.96 m (6 ft 5 in)88 kg (194 lb)335 cm (132 in)315 cm (124 in) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Junior Huskies
15 Jacob Kern 26 August 19972.00 m (6 ft 7 in)87 kg (192 lb)346 cm (136 in)324 cm (128 in) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Trinity Western Spartans
16 Daenan Gyimah 16 January 19981.99 m (6 ft 6 in)75 kg (165 lb)372 cm (146 in)339 cm (133 in) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg STVC Nemesis

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References

  1. "Team Roster – Canada" (PDF). Retrieved July 8, 2016.