The NORCECA Men’s Final 6 kicks off today in Gatineau, Quebec, at the Slush Puppie Centre. Canada is hosting Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico and United States.
Last year’s edition was in Edmonton, Alberta, where USA won the gold medal, Canada finished second and Mexico third.
Canada’s NextGen coach Glenn Hoag said: “This is quite a modified group from the Pan Am Cup earlier this year (where Canada won gold). There are nine new players, and we have had a good training period of a couple of weeks. It will be a great event to test and provide experience to the younger players.”
Mexico won the first edition in 2021, and Cuba won in 2022. In all three Final 6 tournaments, Canada has finished second.
Team Canada’s roster
- Trent Cherewaty – Mansfield, ON
- Reeve Gingera – Calgary, AB
- Maxime Gratton – Ottawa, ON
- Quintin Greenidge – Hamilton, ON
- Mason Greves – Calgary, AB
- Isaac Heslinga – Orangeville, ON
- Zachary Hollands – Victoriaville, QC
- Jared Kuiken – London, ON
- Dylan Martens – Winnipeg, MB
- Darian Picklyk – Winnipeg, MB
- Jonathan Portelance – La Prairie, QC
- Cory Schoenherr – Waterloo, ON
- Ashton South – Airdrie, AB
- Skyler Varga – Muenster, SK
Staff
- Head coach: Glenn Hoag
- Assistant coaches: Dave Preston / John Barrett
- Medical coordinator and athletic therapist: Melissa Healy
- Performance analyst: Christophe Elek
- Team manager: Matheus Braz
Competition schedule (Eastern Time):
- Matches will be streamed on YouTube and www.cbcsports.ca.
August 20
- 2:30 pm Cuba vs. Mexico
- 4:30 pm United States vs. Dominican Republic
- 7:00 pm Canada vs. Puerto Rico
August 21
- 2:30 pm United States vs. Mexico
- 4:30 pm Cuba vs. Puerto Rico
- 7:00 pm Canada vs. Dominican Republic
August 22
- 2:30 pm United States vs. Puerto Rico
- 4:30 pm Dominican Republic vs. Mexico
- 7:00 pm Canada vs. Cuba
August 23
- 2:30 pm Mexico vs. Puerto Rico
- 4:30 pm Dominican Republic vs. Cuba
- 7:00 pm Canada vs. United States
August 24
- 2:30 pm Puerto Rico vs. Dominican Republic
- 4:30 pm United States vs. Cuba
- 7:00 pm Canada vs. Mexico
August 25
- 12:00 pm 5th vs. 6th
- 2:30 pm 3rd vs. 4th
- 5:00 pm 1st vs. 2nd
Info & results: www.norceca.net.
Media contact:
Jackie Skender
jskender@volleyball.ca
613-794-7676