2018 NORCECA U21 Men’s Championship
- August 27th-September 1st
- Havana, Cuba
- Meet Site
Volleyball Canada has announced their 12-man roster for the 2018 NORCECA U-21 Men’s Volleyball Championship next week in Cuba. The tournament, which will serve as a qualifier for the 2019 U21 World Championships, will feature 8 teams from the NORCECA region: Barbados, Canada, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Nicaragua and United States.
Canada has medaled at all but two editions of the biannual tournament since it launched in 1998. Canada were the champions in both that 1998 tournament, and, after missing the podium in 2000, they also won the 2002 tournament.
Canada took silver int he tournament at four straight editions from 2008-2014, before a bronze in 2016.
Canada’s preliminary schedule:
Aug 27 – CAN – HAI – 16:00
Aug 28 – CAN – NCA – 16:00
Aug 29 – CAN – USA – 16:00
Travelling Roster (Name, position, hometown)
- Matthew Neaves – Middle, Calgary, AB
- Michael Dowhaniuk – Left Side, Surrey, BC
- Luis Lange – Middle, Calgary, AB
- Mathias Elser – Setter, Calgary, AB
- Justin Lui – Libero, Pickering, ON
- Brodie Hofer – Left Side, Langley, BC
- Fynnian McCarthy – Middle, Lake Country, BC
- Alexandre Nsakanda – Opposite, Ottawa, ON
- Braedon Friesen – Left Side, Swift Current, SK
- Xander Ketrzynski – Opposite, Toronto, ON
- Coltyn Liu – Left Side, Vancouver, BC
- Maxime St-Denis – Setter, Ottawa, ON
Staff
- Head Coach: Joao Paulo Bravo
- Assistant Coach: Adam Simac
- Assistant Coach: Shayne White
- Athletic Therapist: Seadon Pereira
- Team Manager: Melanie Desrochers
- Statistician: Daniel Cuzmar-Grimalt
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