Volleyball Canada – Canada’s Junior Men Ready for the World!

Canada’s junior team is set to compete at the 19th FIVB U21 World Championship in Brno and Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic (June 23 to July 02).
 
Canada qualified for the Worlds after a bronze-medal finish at the U21 Pan Am Cup in Fort McMurray, AB, last month. Canada’s first match is on June 23 in Brno against the host Czech Republic.
 
The U21 Men’s World Championship pitches 16 teams against one another with Russia back to defend its title won in 2015. 
 
Travelling roster
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
Daenan Gyimah; Scarborough, ON (UCLA Bruins) – Middle
Joel Rudd; Cambridge, ON (Queen’s 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
Max Vriend; Barrhead, AB (MacEwan University) – Middle
 
Staff:
Paul Gratton; Orléans, ON – Team Manager 
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
Murat Haktanir – Statistician 

• FIVB World U21 website: http://u21.men.2017.volleyball.fivb.com 
• Check FIVB’s YouTube channel for webcasts. 

Volleyball Canada media contact:
Jackie Skender
E-mail: jskender@volleyball.ca
Phone: 613.794.7676