Volleyball Canada  – Canada has announced its team for the NORCECA Men’s Pan American Cup in Mexico City, Mexico, May 21 to 27.

“We have only been together for a short period of time, but we have assembled a very talented group of young athletes for the Pan Am Cup 2016,” said George Laplante, Canada’s B team head coach. “I think we will be very competitive with most of the teams, but it’s always a bit of a surprise because each country has different goals for this tournament.”
 
The team has been training in Gatineau, Quebec, since May 10, and Canada finished fourth – with some of the same players – at this tournament last year.  
 
Canada’s first match is Saturday, May 21, against Costa Rica. The full schedule can be found on the event web page : http://goo.gl/1B5Wyf
 
Players:
Max Burt – Gander, NL
Jason DeRocco – East St. Paul, MB
Joshua McKay – Winnipeg, MB
Brett Walsh – Calgary, AB
Blake Scheerhoorn – Belleville, ON
Stephen Maar – Aurora, ON
Ryley Barnes – St. Paul, AB
Casey Knight – Salt Spring Island, BC
Brad Gunter – Courtenay, BC
Marc Wilson – Stratford, ON
Jordan Or – Burnaby, BC
Bryan Duquette – St. Thomas, ON
Lucas Van Berkel – Edmonton, AB
Braden McLean – Birch Hills, SK
 
Staff:
Manager: Mélanie Desrochers – Montréal, QC
Head Coach: Georges Laplante – Montréal, QC
Asst. Coach: James Gravelle – Windsor, ON; Vincenzo Mallia – Toronto, ON
Therapist: Jennifer Martins – Mississauga, ON
 

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