Canadian men’s team roster for the NORCECA Championship in Winnipeg

August 29, 2019

Volleyball Canada - Canadian men’s team roster for the NORCECA Championship in Winnipeg

August 29, 2019: Volleyball Canada today announced the roster for the 2019 Men's NORCECA Continental Championship, to be held at the University of Winnipeg, Dr. David F. Anderson Gymnasium, Sept. 02 to 07.

The top three ranked teams from this event (that are not already qualified) will earn tickets to the NORCECA Final Four Olympic Qualification Tournament to be held in January (location TBA).
 
Cuba has qualified for the NORCECA Final Four, and the United States was among the six Tokyo 2020 qualified teams through the FIVB Men’s Tokyo Qualification Tournaments held earlier this month. 
 
Canada’s roster includes several 2016 Olympians and teammates, who are equally motivated to qualify for Tokyo 2020.
 
Roster:
#2 Gordon Perrin, Creston, BC (captain)
#3 Steven Marshall, Abbotsford, BC
#4 Nicholas Hoag, Sherbrooke, QC 
#7 Stephen Maar, Aurora, ON
#9 Jason DeRocco, Winnipeg, MB
#10 Sharone Vernon-Evans, Scarborough, ON
#11 Daniel Jansen Vandoorn, Langley, BC 
#12 Lucas Van Berkel, Edmonton, AB
#13 Byron Keturakis, Surrey, BC
#16 Ryan Sclater, Port Coquitlam, BC
#17 Graham Vigrass, Calgary, AB
#19 Blair Bann, Edmonton, AB
#20 Arthur Szwarc, Toronto, ON
#21 Brett Walsh, Calgary, AB
 
Staff:
Glenn Hoag, Head coach
Dan Lewis, Assistant coach
Gino Brousseau, Assistant coach
Lionel Bonnaure, Statistician
Tracy Blake, Athletic therapist
Julien Boucher, Team manager

Click here for ticket information and more:

September 02
1 pm Guatemala vs Cuba
3 pm Mexico vs Puerto Rico
6 pm USA vs Dominican Republic
8 pm Canada vs Suriname
 
September 03
1 pm Puerto Rico vs Suriname
3 pm Guatemala vs USA
6 pm Cuba vs Dominican Republic
8 pm Canada vs Mexico

September 04
1 pm Mexico vs Suriname
3 pm Dominican Republic vs Guatemala
6 pm USA vs Cuba
8 pm Canada vs Puerto Rico

September 05
6 pm & 8 pm – Quarterfinals
 
September 06
1 pm & 3 pm – Classification matches
6 pm & 8 pm – Semifinal matches

September 07
9 am & 11 am– Classification matches (7th & 5th)
2 pm & 4 pm – Medal matches (bronze & gold)

Photo: Steve Kingsman for Volleyball Canada

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