Canada men's junior national volleyball team

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.

Canada men's national junior volleyball team
Medal record
Junior NORCECA Championship
1998 Guatemala
2002 Canada
2006 Mexico
2008 El Salvador
2010 Canada
2012 United States
2014 El Salvador
2016 Canada

International competitions

Junior NORCECA Championship
  • 1998 Guatemala –– Gold medal
  • 2000 Cuba –– 4th place
  • 2002 Canada –– Gold medal
  • 2004 Canada –– 4th place
  • 2006 Mexico –– Bronze medal
  • 2008 El Salvador –– Silver medal
  • 2010 Canada –– Silver medal
  • 2012 United States –– Silver medal
  • 2014 El Salvador –– Silver medal
  • 2016 Canada –– Bronze medal
  • 2018 Cuba –– Bronze medal

Junior Pan-American Cup

U21 World Championship
  • 1977 Brazil –– 10th place
  • 1981 United States –– 13th place
  • 1985 Italy –– Did not qualify
  • 1987 Bahrain –– 12th place
  • 1989 Greece — Did not qualify
  • 1991 Egypt –– Did not qualify
  • 1993 Argentina –– Did not qualify
  • 1995 Malaysia — Did not qualify
  • 1997 Bahrain — Did not qualify
  • 1999 Thailand — 5th place
  • 2001 Poland — Did not qualify
  • 2003 Iran — 9th place
  • 2005 India –– Did not qualify
  • 2007 Morocco –– Did not qualify
  • 2009 India — 12th place
  • 2011 Brazil –– 11th place
  • 2013 Turkey –– 13th place
  • 2015 Mexico — 8th place

Current squad

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

Head Coach: Gino Brousseau

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2016 club
1Elijah Risso6 November 19971.83 m (6 ft 0 in)70 kg (150 lb)329 cm (130 in)300 cm (120 in) UBC Okanagan Heat
2Sharone Vernon-Evans28 August 19982.02 m (6 ft 8 in)94 kg (207 lb)374 cm (147 in)347 cm (137 in) Pakmen VBC
4Taryq Sani6 November 19981.86 m (6 ft 1 in)84 kg (185 lb)366 cm (144 in)330 cm (130 in) Pakmen VBC
5Eric Loeppky1 September 19981.97 m (6 ft 6 in)89 kg (196 lb)348 cm (137 in)325 cm (128 in) Winman VBC
7Jordan Pereira8 March 19981.83 m (6 ft 0 in)72 kg (159 lb)323 cm (127 in)297 cm (117 in) Pakmen VBC
9Matthew Mawdsley (C)21 January 19972.08 m (6 ft 10 in)90 kg (200 lb)350 cm (140 in)328 cm (129 in) LVC Fire
10Pearson Eshenko16 October 19972.04 m (6 ft 8 in)96 kg (212 lb)360 cm (140 in)336 cm (132 in) 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) Saskatchewan Huskies
13Matthew Passalent8 June 19971.95 m (6 ft 5 in)82 kg (181 lb)351 cm (138 in)332 cm (131 in) McMaster Marauders
14Derek Epp15 June 19981.96 m (6 ft 5 in)88 kg (194 lb)335 cm (132 in)315 cm (124 in) Junior Huskies
15Jacob Kern26 August 19972.00 m (6 ft 7 in)87 kg (192 lb)346 cm (136 in)324 cm (128 in) Trinity Western Spartans
16Daenan Gyimah16 January 19981.99 m (6 ft 6 in)75 kg (165 lb)372 cm (146 in)339 cm (133 in) STVC Nemesis

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