Volleyball Canada has submitted its long list of players (30) to the FIVB for the upcoming Volleyball Nations League, which begins for Canada, May 31 in Argentina. The team, headed by coach Glenn Hoag, will be in Ottawa, June 7, 8 and 9 as part of VNL pool play at The Arena at TD Place. The travelling roster will be announced at a later date.
Also announced, the men's B team will compete at the 2019 NORCECA Pan Am Cup in Guadalajara, Mexico, from June 14 to 22, under the guidance of head coach John Barrett. Additionally, the following list includes some members of the Junior team that will compete at the FIVB U21 World Championships, July 18 to 27, 2019.
One of those athletes selected to compete at the NORCECA Pan Am Cup is University of Saskatchewan Huskie Dylan Mortensen. The product of Swift Current Sask. has been outstanding in his two years with the Huskies.
Mortensen earned a trio of accolades in his freshman campaign, compiling a team-high 299 kills en route to being named the U SPORTS, Canada West and Huskie Athletics Rookie of the Year.
The outside hitter was even more impressive last season, finishing with 304 kills for the Huskies, the fourth-highest mark in the conference.
"Dylan has worked very hard for this opportunity and we are very proud of his accomplishment," said Huskies head coach Nathan Bennett. "He will represent our program, our province and our country well."
VNL long list roster
TJ Sanders, London, ON
Gordon Perrin, Creston, BC (Team Captain)
Steven Marshall, Abbotsford, BC
Nicholas Hoag, Sherbrooke, QC
Daenan Gyimah, Scarborough, ON*
Justin Duff, Winnipeg, MB
Stephen Maar, Aurora, ON
Jay Blankenau, Sherwood Park, AB
Jason DeRocco, Winnipeg, MB
Sharone Vernon-Evans, Scarborough, ON
Daniel Jansen Vandoorn, Langley, BC
Lucas VanBerkel, Edmonton, AB
Byron Keturakis, Surrey, BC*
Eric Loeppky, Steinbach, MB
Jeremy Davies, Calgary, AB
Ryan Sclater, Port Coquitlam, BC
Graham Vigrass, Calgary, AB
Fynnian McCarthy, Lake Country, BC
Blair Bann, Edmonton, AB
Arthur Szwarc, Toronto, ON
Brett Walsh, Calgary, AB
Blake Scheerhoorn, Belleville, ON
Danny Demyanenko, Toronto, ON
Adam Schriemer, Winnipeg, MB
Brandon Koppers, Georgetown, ON
Derek Epp, Saskatoon, SK*
Casey Schouten, Winnipeg, MB*
Xander Ketrzynski, Toronto, ON
Mathias Elser, Calgary, AB
Brodie Hofer, Langley, BC
*Athletes selected to represent Canada on the B team.
The following are also named to the B team:
Craig Ireland, Beamsville, ON
Jared Jarvis, Vaughn, ON
Dylan Mortensen, Swift Current, SK
Jordan McConkey, Stratford, ON
Andre Foreman, London, ON
Official VNL site: https://www.volleyball.world/en/vnl/2019
The three-day packages, which offer the best value, are still on sale at
https://www.tdplace.ca/event/volleyball-nations-league/
