TEAM COMPOSITION

CAN / Canada

Team manager	Julien Boucher
Coach	Glenn Hoag
Assistant coach	Vincent Pichette
Doctor
Physiotherapist	Mathieu Seguin

	No.	Name	Lastname	Shirt Name	Birthdate	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	Club
	1	Tyler	Sanders	Sanders	14.12.1991	191	81	326	308	Trefl Gdansk
	2	John Gordon	Perrin	Perrin	17.08.1989	201	95	353	329	Beijing BAIC Motors
L	3	Daniel	Lewis	Lewis	03.04.1976	189	86	340	325	BBTS Bielsko-Biala
	4	Jason	Derocco	Derocco	19.09.1989	198	94	342	318	JASTRZEBSKI Wegiel
	5	Rudy	Verhoeff	Verhoeff	24.06.1989	198	88	349	317	Duren
	6	Justin	Duff	Duff	10.05.1988	200	102	370	335	Espadon Szczecin
	7	Dallas	Soonias	Soonias	25.04.1984	200	91	356	323	Team Canada
	8	Adam	Simac	Simac	09.08.1983	203	101	348	336	Team Canada
	9	Dustin	Schneider	Schneider	27.02.1985	182	82	322	297	Maccabi Tel Aviv
	10	Toontje	Van Lankvelt	Van Lankvelt	01.07.1984	197	91	347	317	JASTRZEBSKI Wegiel
	11	Steve	Brinkman	Brinkman	12.01.1978	203	96	344	335	Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi
	12	Gavin	Schmitt	Schmitt	27.01.1986	208	106	372	340	Toray Arrows
	13	Christopher	Hoag	C.Hoag	03.09.1988	192	79	335	317	Tevfik Filkret Altekma
	14	Adam	Kaminski	Kaminski	27.05.1984	205	89	355	335	WKS Czarni Radom
C	15	Frederic	Winters	Winters	25.09.1982	195	94	359	327	Sada Cruisero Volei
	16	Stephen	Gotch	Gotch	18.10.1985	194	90	339	315	Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi
	17	Graham	Vigrass	Vigrass	17.06.1989	205	97	354	330	Berlin Recycling Volley
	18	Nicholas	Hoag	N.Hoag	19.08.1992	200	91	342	322	Trentino Volley
	19	Blair Cameron	Bann	Bann	26.02.1988	184	84	314	295	Duren
	20	Ciaran	Mcgovern	Mcgovern	05.06.1989	181	80	336	312	Swd Powervolleys Duren
	21	Jay	Blankenau	Blankenau	27.09.1989	194	94	334	307	Nolika Masseik
	22	Steven	Marshall	Marshall	23.11.1989	193	87	350	322	Berlin Recycling Volley

C=Captain L=Libero

Team profile

Canada will enter the World League in confident mood on the back of an impressive display in last year’s competition in Argentina when they finished fifth. That performance followed the ending of a five-year absence from the World League in 2012, when the team finished third in their pool and 12th overall. A win over Finland in the last match of pool play secured their place in the 2013 edition of the competition. The team also finished second behind the United States in last year’s NORCECA Continental Championship in Langley, US. Under the guidance of coach Glenn Hoag - a veteran of the 1980s side which is considered Canada’s best ever - the present crop will be highly motivated to build on their recent good form. Also in their sights is the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto with the ultimate goal being qualification for Rio 2016 and the prospect of ending a 24-year absence from the Olympic Games.

Canada have taken many steps forward since they began competing at international level in 1959. Their achievements include a fourth-place finish at the 1984 Olympic Games, a bronze medal at the 1999 Pan American Games and top-three NORCECA Championship finishes. The team narrowly missed out on qualification for London 2012.

Coach profile

Glenn Hoag played for Canada from 1981 to 1986 and was part of the team that produced the country’s best ever result, a fourth-place finish at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games. He played for clubs in Europe for a decade, winning three national titles in France and the French Cup twice. As a coach in France he guided Paris Volley to 2011 triumphs in the championship, the French Cup and European Champions Cup. Hoag also has a Turkish national title on his coaching resume along with two Slovenian championships. He was appointed head coach of Canada’s men’s team in 2006. In 2011 he was inducted into the Quebec Volleyball Hall of Fame in recognition of his accomplishments as a player.