Six CW players named to Volleyball Canada's men’s junior team

Volleyball Canada Communications

OTTAWA - Volleyball Canada is pleased to announce the 2017 Men’s Junior National Team roster.

The junior team will be training in Gatineau at the Centre Sportif to prepare for the U21 Pan Am Cup, held from May 14 to 21 in Fort McMurray, AB. A roster of 12 of the 14 athletes listed below will be travelling to Fort Mac this month.

The Pan Am Cup tournament will also serve as the qualifier for the U21 FIVB World Championship in Czech Republic from June 23 to July 2, 2017. The Top NORCECA (North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation) team and top CSV (South American Volleyball Confederation) side each earn a berth from this event for the U21 Worlds.

"We’re excited about this year’s group of players," said Gino Brousseau, head coach of the junior team. "Many of the athletes were part of the program last year, and have gained valuable experience and maturity over the past year. We’re looking forward to the opportunity to play in our home country to work toward the goal of U21 World Championship qualification."

For more on the U21 Pan Am Cup, please click here. The final Pan Am Cup roster will be announced before the team travels to Alberta.

2017 Canadian Men’s Junior Volleyball Team

Mikael Clegg; St. Andrews, MB; (University of Winnipeg) - Setter
Jesse Elser; Calgary, AB (FTC - Team Canada) - Left Side
Derek Epp; Saskatoon, SK; (University of Saskatchewan) - Setter
Andre Foreman; London, ON (Fanshawe College) - Libero
Daenan Gyimah; Scarborough, ON (UCLA Bruins) - Middle
Jacob Kern; Edmonton, AB (Trinity Western University) - Left Side
Eric Loeppky; Steinbach, MB (Trinity Western University) – Left Side
Matthew Mawdsley; London, ON (University of Waterloo) - Middle
Fynn McCarthy; Lake Country, BC (Kelowna Volleyball Club) - Middle
Matthew Passalent; Hamilton, ON (McMaster University) - Right Side
Jordan Pereira; St. Catharines, ON (McMaster University) - Libero
Taryq Sani; Ajax, ON (University of Alberta) – Left Side
Sharone Vernon; Scarborough, ON (FTC – Team Canada) - Right Side
Max Vriend; Barrhead, AB (MacEwan University) - Middle

Current Canada West players in bold

Staff:
Gino Brousseau; Quebec City, QC - Head Coach
Adam Simac; Ottawa/Toronto, ON - Assistant Coach
Francois St-Denis; Ottawa, ON - Assistant Coach
Daniel Cuzmar Grimalt; Quebec City, QC - Statistician
Jennifer Martins; Waterloo, ON. - Therapist