Canada men's national volleyball team

The Canada men's national volleyball team represents Canada in international volleyball competitions. They are overseen by Volleyball Canada, the governing body for volleyball in Canada. The team placed fourth place at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles and three bronze medals at the Pan American Games in 1979, 1999 and 2015. They have participated in four Olympic Games, including most recently a fifth-place finish at Rio 2016, after returning to the Games following a quarter-century absence. Canada hosted the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto where they beat Puerto Rico for the bronze medal. Canada competed at the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup in 2015 for the first time in 12 years, finishing seventh. They last appeared in 2003, also finishing seventh. They finished joint-seventh at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.

Canada

Association	Volleyball Canada
Confederation	NORCECA
Head coach	Tuomas Sammelvuo
FIVB ranking	14 (as of 27 July 2022)
Uniforms
Home Away Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances	4 (First in 1976)
Best result	4th (1984)
World Championship
Appearances	12 (First in 1974)
Best result	7th (2014)
World Cup
Appearances	5 (First in 1977)
Best result	7th (2003, 2015)
NORCECA Championship
Appearances	27 (First in 1969)
Best result	(2015)
Volleyball.ca
Honours World League 2017 Curitiba Pan American Games 1979 San Juan Team 1999 Winnipeg Team 2015 Toronto Team Pan-American Cup 2008 Winnipeg 2009 Chiapas 2022 Gatineau 2006 Mexicali 2011 Gatineau 2016 Mexico City NORCECA Championship 2015 Córdoba 1979 Havana 1983 Indianapolis 1989 San Juan 2003 Culiacán 2013 Langley 2017 Colorado Springs 2021 Durango City 1973 Tijuana 1977 Santo Domingo 1981 Mexico City 1985 Santiago 1987 Havana 1991 Regina 1993 New Orleans 1995 Edmonton 1997 Caguas 1999 Monterrey 2001 Bridgetown 2005 Winnipeg 2011 Mayaguez 2019 Winnipeg

History

Early years

In 1953, the Canadian Volleyball Association (CVA) was formed, joining FIVB the same year. That year, the first national volleyball championship was held as well. Canada's first appearance at a major international competition was at the 1959 Pan American Games, held in Chicago.^[1] Canada finished 6th in the tournament, after finishing 3rd in their group and failing to advance to the final group.^[2] In 1968, Canada joined NORCECA, two years after it was formed. They competed in their first NORCECA championship in 1969, finishing 4th.

1970s

In 1973, at their second NORCECA championship, Canada won the bronze medal. A year later, they competed at their first FIVB World Championships, in Mexico. Canada finished last in their group in the first round, losing all three matches in straight sets. In the classification round, they finished 3rd, finishing below both Tunisia and the United States. In the final classification round, Canada finished 2nd in the group, placing them 20th overall in the tournament.^[3]

Canada qualified for their first-ever Olympic tournament in 1976 as hosts. They finished bottom of their group in the group stage, losing in straight sets in every match, and ending up in 9th place overall.^[4] The next year, Canada appointed Ken Maeda as the head coach, and in the team's first competition under him, they won bronze at the 1977 NORCECA Championship. In 1978, Canada finished 20th out of 24 teams at the World Championships. At the 1979 Pan American games, Canada won bronze, winning five matches while losing two in the tournament.

1980s

At the 1981 NORCECA championship, Canada finished 3rd, beating Mexico in the bronze medal match. The next year, Canada competed in their 3rd FIVB World Championship, held in Argentina. They finished top of their group in the first round, ahead of East Germany and Italy on their set ratio. In the second group round, Canada finished 5th in their group, knocking them out of medal contention and ranking them 11th place in the tournament. The following year at the 1983 NORCECA Championships, they won the silver medal, finishing below the United States.

In 1984, Canada competed at the Olympic Games for the second time in their history. They finished top of their group ahead of Italy and Japan on their set ratio in the group stage, advancing them to their first Olympic semi-final appearance. They met the United States in the semis, losing in straight sets, sending them to the bronze medal match where they lost to Italy again. Their 4th place finish at the tournament stands as their highest ever Olympic finish.

Canada finished 3rd at the NORCECA Championship in 1985 and 1987, and finished 2nd at the 1989 NORCECA Championship while failing to qualify for the 1986 FIVB World Championships.

1990s

Canada competed at the 1990 FIVB World Championships in Brazil, finishing 3rd in their group in the group stage. In the round of 16, Canada lost to France in four sets, sending them to the classification bracket, where they lost in five sets to both Czechoslovakia and Japan. Canada finished the tournament in 12th place. The next year, Canada competed in the FIVB World League for the first time. They finished bottom of their group with 18 points over 16 games and finished the tournament in last place. That same year, Canada hosted the NORCECA Championship for the first time, with the tournament taking place in Regina. Canada finished 3rd in the tournament, and qualified for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. At the Olympics, they finished 5th in their group, failing to make it to the quarterfinals and finishing the tournament in last place.

In 1993, Canada finished in 3rd place at the NORCECA Championship, beating Puerto Rico in the bronze medal match. At the 1994 FIVB World Championships, Canada lost out in the round of 16 after finishing 3rd in their group, finishing the tournament tied for 9th place. At both the 1995 and 1997 NORCECA Championships, Canada finished with bronze, beating Puerto Rico and Mexico in both respective bronze medal matches. At the 1998 FIVB World Championship, Canada began the tournament finishing 3rd in their group in the first round. In the second group round, Canada finished 5th in their group, failing to make it to the semi-finals. Canada finished the tournament in 12th place, losing to Ukraine and Argentina in the classification matches.

Canada returned to World League in 1999 for the first time since 1992, finishing in 8th place. At the NORCECA Championship, Canada finished with bronze, beating Mexico in the bronze medal match in five sets. Canada also won bronze in the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, beating Argentina in their final match.

2000s

In the 2000 World League season, Canada finished in 11th place. The next year, at the 2001 NORCECA Championship, they finished with bronze, beating Dominicana in their final match. At the 2002 FIVB World Championship, Canada finished 3rd in the first group stage but did not advance to the second group round. They finished 17th overall in the tournament. In 2003, Canada finished with a silver medal at the NORCECA Championship, losing to the United States in the final, and in 2005 they finished with a bronze medal in the same tournament. In 2006, Canada competed in the FIVB World Championship held in Japan. They began the tournament finishing 3rd in their group, advancing past the preliminaries to the main round. There, they placed 6th in their group, knocking them out of medal contention. In the classification matches, Canada lost to the United States in 5 sets but beat Puerto Rico in 4 sets to place 11th overall in the competition. The following year, Canada placed 13th in World League, after finishing bottom of their group with two wins in 12 matches. In the 2007 and 2009 editions of the NORCECA Championship, Canada were held off of the podium for the first time since 1975, finishing in 4th place both years.

2010–2016

At the 2010 FIVB World Championship, Canada finished tied for 19th, losing out in the first group round. The following year Canada competed in World League again, placing 12th overall. The same year, Canada won bronze at the NORCECA Championship, beating Puerto Rico in the deciding match. Canada finished 5th overall in the 2013 World League season, and later that year Canada finished with silver in the NORCECA Championship, losing to the United States in the final.

In 2014, Canada competed in the FIVB World Championship in Poland. Canada opened the tournament with a loss in straight sets to Russia before beating Bulgaria in five sets. Canada then went on to beat the remaining teams in the group all in straight sets to claim the second-ranked spot in the group, advancing to the second round. Canada started the second round off well, beating Cuba in 5 sets before defeating Finland in three straight. However, following two straight-set losses to Brazil and Germany, Canada finished fourth in the group and did not advance to the third round. Canada's finished the world championship in 7th place, a record for the national team.

In 2015, Canada hosted the Pan American Games. At the tournament, Canada finished top of their group, advancing to the semifinals. There they faced Argentina, and lost in four sets, sending Canada to the bronze medal match to face Puerto Rico. They were successful and defeated them in four sets, winning Canada's 3rd Pan-American bronze medal.

In the 2016 World League season, Canada finished top of Group 2, advancing to the Final Round. In the Final Round, they beat Turkey in the semifinals in three sets, and defeated Portugal in the final in three straight. This win qualified Canada for Group 1 in the 2017 World League for the first time. Following the successful World League campaign, Canada competed in the Olympic Qualifiers. Canada began the tournament with two five-set losses to Poland and Iran, before beating Australia in five sets. Canada then went on to beat Venezuela before falling to France in straight sets. They then closed out the tournament with back-to-back wins over Japan and China, in four and five sets respectively. This was good enough for a 4th place finish in the tournament, qualifying Canada for their first Olympics in 24 years.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Canada started out strongly, beating USA in three straight sets. However, they failed to defeat the host Brazil, falling to them in four sets, while following that match up with a straight-set loss to France in their 3rd group match. In their 4th match, Canada defeated Mexico in four sets, setting up a must-win final group stage match against Italy. Canada beat Italy in four sets, led by Gavin Schmitt's match-high 23 points. This result placed Canada 2nd in their group and set up a quarterfinal matchup against Russia. However, they were unable to advance past the Russians, losing in three straight sets. Canada finished the tournament in 5th place, their highest Olympic finish since 1984.

2017–present

Following Glenn Hoag's retirement as head coach, Stephane Antiga was hired as Hoag's successor.^[5] At the 2017 World League, Canada played with a much younger team than was on display at the Olympics the previous year. With the retirements of many leaders within the squad, Antiga looked to younger talent such as Ryley Barnes and Sharone Vernon-Evans to step up and contribute. Canada began their 2017 World League with a strong first week, beating both Belgium and the reigning Olympic Bronze medalists USA in five sets, while losing to Serbia. In week two, Canada won three points against Bulgaria, while losing their other two matches in four sets. In the final week, Canada beat Belgium and Italy, gaining 5 out of a possible 9 points for the week, which was enough for them to finish in 5th place and qualify for the final round.

Canada lost their first match of the final round to the host Brazilians, before defeating the Russians in straight sets, sending Canada to the semi-finals. There they met France and lost in four sets. In the bronze medal match, Canada faced USA, and after losing the first set Canada went on to win three straight and claim their first-ever World League medal. At the conclusion of the tournament, both Graham Vigrass and Blair Bann were selected as tournament all-stars.

Competitive record

 

Canada team in 2012 World league

Olympic Games

  Champions    Second place    Third place

Summer Olympics record Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL   1964 did not qualify   1968   1972   1976 Preliminary Round 9th 4 0 4 0 12   1980 Boycott   1984 Semifinals 4th 6 3 3 10 9   1988 did not qualify   1992 9th–10th places 10th 6 1 5 11 15   1996 did not qualify   2000   2004   2008   2012   2016 Quarterfinals 5th 6 3 3 10 10   2020 Quarterfinals 8th 6 2 4 9 12 Total 0 Titles 5/15 28 9 19 40 58 Olympic Games rosters Year Roster 1976 Montreal Alexiuk, Belanger, Graham, Klostermann, Michalski, Paulsen, Pischke, Plenert, Prasil, Romanchych, Russell, Taylor. Head coach: Neville 1984 Los Angeles Bacon, Barrett, Coulter, Danyluk, Gratton, Hoag, Tom Jones, Dave Jones, Ketrzynski, Pischke, Saxton, Wagner. Head Coach: Maeda 1992 Barcelona Albert, Boyles, Brousseau, Coulter, Frehlick, Gagnon, Gingera, Greves, Knight, Paddock, Williscroft, Willock. Head Coach: Watson 2016 Rio Bann, Blankenau, Duff, Hoag, Jansen Van Doorn, Marshall, Perrin, Sanders, Schmitt, Verhoeff, Vigrass, Winters. Head Coach: Hoag 2020 Tokyo Sanders, Perrin, Marshall, Hoag, Maar, Blankenau, Sclater, Van Berkel, Vernon-Evans, Vigrass, Bann, Szwarc. Head coach: Hoag World Championship   Champions    Second place    Third place World Championship record Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL   1949 did not participate   1952   1956   1960   1962   1966 did not qualify   1970   1974 19th–24th places 20th 10 5 5 18 20   1978 17th–20th places 20th 9 3 6 12 18   1982 9th–12th places 11th 9 4 5 16 18   1986 did not qualify   1990 9th–12th places 12th 6 1 5 3 16   1994 Final Round 9th 4 1 3 5 9   1998 9th–12th places 12th 12 4 8 15 28   2002 First Round 17th 3 1 2 4 7   2006 9th–12th places 11th 11 5 6 18 24   2010 First Round 19th 3 1 2 3 7   2014 Second Round 7th 9 6 3 18 13    2018 Second Round 9th 8 5 3 18 14    2022 First Round 17th 3 1 2 3 6 Total 0 Titles 12/20 87 37 50 133 180 World Championship rosters Year Roster 1990 Brazil Albert, Barrett, Boyles, Coulter, Dunn, Frehlick, Gagnon, Gingera, Knight, Walsh, Willock. Head Coach: Watson 1994 Greece Bilodeau, Berleur, Brousseau, Cameron, Chaloupka, Jeff Chung, Duerden, Edwards, Gingera, Gosselin, Greves, Haldane, Magus, Paddock, Reid, Sanheim, Smith, White. Head Coach: Lemieux 1998 Japan Ballard, Chung, Donald, Duerden, Grapentine, Haldane, Kantor, Koskie, Martin, Sanheim, Zerawsky. Head Coach: Pischke 2002 Argentina Brinkman, Bruce, Duerden, Dufault, Grapentine, Haldane, Koskie, Lewis, Martin, Ruette, Sanheim, Wolfenden. Head Coach: DeRocco 2006 Japan Bernier, Brinkman, Cardinal, Duerden, Grapentine, Koskie, Lewis, Mainville, Munday, Winters, Youngberg. Head Coach: Hoag 2010 Italy Bernier, Duerden, Duff, Grapentine, Howatson, Koskie, Lewis, Mainville, Munday, Soonias, Winters, Youngberg. Head Coach: Hoag 2014 Poland Duff, Hoag, Lewis, Marshall, Perrin, Sanders, Schmitt, Schneider, Simac, Soonias, Van Lankvelt, Verhoeff, Vigrass, Winters. Head Coach: Hoag 2018 Italy/Bulgaria Sanders, Perrin, Marshall, Hoag, Van Berkel, Maar, Blankenau, DeRocco, Vernon-Evans, Van Doorn, Sclater, Vigrass, Bann, Szwarc. Head Coach: Antiga World Cup   Champions    Second place    Third place World Cup record Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL   1965 did not participate   1969   1977 Final Group 12th 5 0 5 3 15   1981 did not participate   1985   1989   1991   1995 Round Robin 9th 11 3 8 11 27   1999 Round Robin 8th 11 5 6 17 24   2003 Round Robin 7th 11 5 6 18 23   2007 did not participate   2011   2015 Round Robin 7th 11 5 6 18 22   2019 Round Robin 9th 11 4 7 19 28 Total 0 Titles 6/14 60 22 38 86 139 World Cup rosters Year Roster 2003 Japan Ballard, Brinkman, Bruce, Duerden, Grapentine, Haldane, Koskie, Ruette, Snider, Winters, Wolfenden, Brett Youngberg. Head Coach: DeRocco 2015 Japan Bann, Duff, Hoag, Jansen Van Doorn, Lewis, Marshall, Perrin, Sanders, Schmitt, Schneider, Van Lankvelt, Verhoeff, Vigrass, Winters. Head Coach: Hoag 2019 Japan Marshall, Hoag, Barnes, Maar, DeRocco, Vernon-Evans, Jansen Van Doorn, Van Berkel, Keturakis, Bann, Szwarc, Walsh, Scheerhoorn, Demyanenko Head coach: Lewis Nations League   Champions    Second place    Third place Nations League record Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL   2018 Preliminary round 7th 15 8 7 29 24   2019 Preliminary round 9th 15 8 7 29 29   2021 Preliminary round 8th 15 7 8 27 26   2022 Preliminary round 15th 12 2 10 10 33 Total 0 Titles 4/4 57 25 32 95 112 Nations League rosters Year Roster 2018 Lille Sanders, Gordon Perrin, Marshall, Hoag, Van Berkel, Duff, Maar, Blankenau, DeRocco, Jansen Van Doorn, Schmitt, Barnes, Duquette, Joseph Sclater, Vigrass, Gunter, Bann, Szwarc, Walsh, Demyanenko, Loeppky Head coach: Antiga 2021 Rimini Sanders, Gordon Perrin, Marshall, Hoag, Pereira, Maar, Blankenau, Sclater, Jansen Van Doorn, Van Berkel, Vernon-Evans, Loeppky, Vigrass, Bann, Szwarc, Walsh, Demyanenko 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 place¹ Bernier, Brinkman, Cundy, Cardinal, Davidiuk, Dodds, Duerden, Gaumont Casias, Grapentine (C), Koskie, Lewis, Mainville, Munday, Toews, Winters, Wolfenden Youngberg. Head coach: Hoag   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 place¹ Bann, Brinkman, Cundy, Duff, Faucher, Gaumont Casias, Howatson, Kaminski, Lewis, Mainville, McGovern, Perrin, Schmitt, Schneider, Simac, Van Lankvelt, Winters (C). Head coach: Hoag   2013 Mar del Plata — 5th place Bann, Duff, Howatson, Lewis, Mainville, Perrin, Schmitt, Schneider, Simac, Van Lankvelt, Verhoeff, Vigrass, Winters (C). Head coach: Hoag   2014 Florence — 13th place¹ Blankenau, Derocco, Duff, Hoag, Lewis, Marshall, McGovern, Perrin, Sanders, Schmitt, Schneider, Simac, Soonias, Van Lankvelt, Verhoeff, Vigrass, Winters (C). Head coach: Hoag   2015 Rio de Janeiro — 15th place¹ Bann, Blankenau, Burt, Derocco, Duff, C. Hoag, N. Hoag, Howatson, Lewis, Marshall, Perrin, Sanders, Schmitt, Schneider, Schouten, Simac, Van Berkel, Van Doorn, Van Lankvelt, Verhoeff, Vigrass, Winters (C). Head coach: Hoag   2016 Kraków — 13th place Bann, Blankenau, Duff, Hoag, Maar, Marshall, Perrin, Sanders, Simac, Van Doorn, Van Lankvelt, Verhoeff, Vigrass, Winters (C). Head coach: Hoag   2017 Curitiba —   Bronze medal Bann, Barnes, Derocco, Hoag, Maar, Marshall, Perrin (C), Sanders, Szwarc, Van Berkel, Van Doorn, Vernon-Evans, Vigrass, Walsh. Head coach: Antiga. ¹ players during all matches of intercontinental round 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 Sanders, Perrin, Lewis, Verhoeff, Duff, Simac, Schneider, Van Lankvelt, Van Doorn, Burt, Winters (C), Hoag, Bann, Marshall. Head coach: Hoag   2017 Colorado Springs —   Bronze medal   2019 Winnipeg —   Bronze medal   2021 Durango City —   Silver medal 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 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   2017 Gatineau — 4th place   2018 Córdoba — 6th place   2019 Colima City — 7th place   2021 Santo Domingo —   Silver medal   2022 Gatineau —   Silver 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 Team The following is the Canadian roster for the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.^[6] Head coach:   Benjamin Josephson No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2022–23 club 3 Derek Epp 15 June 1998 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 345 cm (136 in) 320 cm (130 in)   Arago de Sète 4 Nicholas Hoag (C) 19 August 1992 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 350 cm (140 in) 323 cm (127 in)   Arkas Spor 5 Eric Loeppky 1 August 1998 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 355 cm (140 in) 325 cm (128 in)   Gioiella Prisma Taranto 7 Stephen Maar 6 December 1994 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 358 cm (141 in) 329 cm (130 in)   Vero Volley Milano 8 Brett Walsh 19 February 1994 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 347 cm (137 in) 315 cm (124 in)   PAOK Thessaloniki 10 Ryan Sclater 10 February 1994 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 353 cm (139 in) 320 cm (130 in)   Al Jazira 11 Pearson Eshenko 16 October 1997 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 363 cm (143 in) 340 cm (130 in)   SVG Lüneburg 12 Lucas Van Berkel 29 November 1991 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 350 cm (140 in) 326 cm (128 in)   Tourcoing Lille 17 Ryley Barnes 11 October 1993 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 352 cm (139 in) 325 cm (128 in)   Tourcoing Lille 19 Brodie Hofer 27 April 2000 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 358 cm (141 in) 330 cm (130 in)   Trinity Western Spartans 20 Arthur Szwarc 30 March 1995 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 360 cm (140 in) 337 cm (133 in)   Vero Volley Milano 21 Jackson Howe 16 June 1998 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 356 cm (140 in) 335 cm (132 in)   Stade Poitevin 22 Steven Marshall 23 November 1989 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 350 cm (140 in) 322 cm (127 in)   Nice Volley-Ball 24 Mathias Elser 3 June 2001 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 353 cm (139 in) 325 cm (128 in)   Trinity Western Spartans Coaching Staff Name Position   Glenn Hoag Head coach   Dan Lewis Assistant coach   Gino Brousseau Assistant coach   Lionel Bonnaure Statistician   Tracy Blake Athletic Therapist   Andrew Marshall Doctor   Louis-Jean Tremblay Strength Coach   Michael Cook Strength Coach   Kyle Paquette Mental Performance Coach   Julien Boucher General manager Coach History Name From To   Bill Neville 1972 1977   Ken Maeda 1977 1984   Brian Watson 1985 1992   Clement Lemieux 1992 1996   Garth Pischke 1996 2000   Stelio DeRocco 2001 2006   Glenn Hoag 2006 2016   Stephane Antiga 2017 2018   Glenn Hoag 2019 2022   Tuomas Sammelvuo 2022 Kit providers The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Canada national volleyball team. Period Kit provider 2000– Mizuno Sponsorship Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Inter Pipeline other sponsors: Lululemon Athletica, Wilson Sporting Goods and UNIGLOBE Travel International. See also  Sports portal  Canada portal Canada men's junior national volleyball team Canada women's national volleyball team References "Indoor Volleyball History". Volleyball.ca. Retrieved 19 August 2017. Krastev, Todor. "Men Volleyball Panamerican Games 1959 Chicago (USA) - 28.08-05.09 Winner United States". Todor66. Retrieved 19 August 2017. Krastev, Todor. "Men Volleyball VIII World Championship 1974 Mexico City (MEX) - 12-28.10 - Winner Poland". Todor66. Retrieved 19 August 2017. Krastev, Todor. "Men Volleyball XXI Olympic Games Montreal (CAN) 1976 - 18-30.07 Winner Poland". Todor66. Retrieved 19 August 2017. The Canadian Press. "Antiga named coach of Canadian men's volleyball team". CBC. Retrieved 19 August 2017. Daily Bulletin Slovenia External links Official website FIVB profile