2025 Volleyball Canada Men’s Team Revealed

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		2025 Volleyball Canada Men’s Team Revealed May 20, 2025: Volleyball Canada has announced its Senior and Next Gen indoor men’s national teams for the 2025 season. The senior team will compete in Volleyball Nations League kicking off in Quebec City, Quebec - presented by Desjardins - on June 11 and then travel to the United States and Slovenia in hopes of qualifying for the finals, to be held in China. In 2024, the senior men finished ranked sixth after making the VNL Finals and then going on to compete in Paris at the Olympic tournament. After VNL, the team will prepare for the 2025 Men’s World Championship in September, with a Team Canada roster to be announced at a later date. Leading the senior team will be head coach Dan Lewis in his first season in this position. "With a small group of returning Olympians, this year’s senior team will also showcase athletes who are looking to shine and gain valuable experience on the world stage leading up to LA2028," said Julien Boucher, Volleyball Canada’s men’s indoor high-performance director. "The Next Gen team lineup shows depth and the hard work that goes into preparing athletes to compete at the highest level." The Next Gen squad, under the guidance of head coach Dave Preston, features up and coming talent from across the country. This team will be focused on training and competing at the NORCECA Pan Am Cup, August 24 to September 1, in Mexico. Senior Team Athletes Landon Currie – Libero – Coldstream, BC Max Elgert – Setter – Edmonton, AB Jesse Elser – Outside Hitter – Calgary, AB Daenan Gyimah – Middle Blocker – Scarborough, ON Luke Herr – Setter – Winnipeg, MB Isaac Heslinga – Outside Hitter – Orangeville, ON Nicholas Hoag – Outside Hitter – Gatineau, QC Brodie Hofer – Outside Hitter – Langley, BC Xander Ketrzynski – Opposite – Toronto, ON Justin Lui – Libero – Pickering, ON Fynn McCarthy – Middle Blocker – Lake Country, BC Jordan Schnitzer – Middle Blocker – Surrey, BC Ryan Sclater – Opposite – Port Coquitlam, BC Skyler Varga – Outside Hitter – Muenster, SK Alternate Athletes Mason Greves – Setter – Calgary, AB Jackson Howe – Middle Blocker – Calgary, AB Matthew Neaves – Opposite – Calgary, AB Cory Schoenherr – Middle Blocker – Waterloo, ON Jackson Young – Outside Hitter – Toronto, ON Staff Dan Lewis – Head Coach Joao Paulo Bravo – Assistant Coach Jason Haldane – Assistant Coach Alberto Varela Frontier – Statistician Michael Cook – Strength & Conditioning Coach, IST Lead Schad Richea – Athletic Therapist Nicholas Poelman – Chiropractor Melissa Healy – Medical Coordinator Kyle Paquette – Mental Performance Coach Donna McDonagh – Mental Health Practitioner Ashley Armstrong – Sport Dietician Cassandra Nicol – Team Manager, Coordinator Julien Boucher – High-Performance Director NextGen Team Athletes Jordan Canham – Opposite – Avonmore, ON Jackson Corneil – Middle Blocker – Surrey, BC Cole Duncanson – Middle Blocker – St Catharines, ON Zachary Hollands – Libero – Victoriaville, QC Liam Kristjanson – Middle Blocker – Oak River, MB Jeremy Love – Setter – Dauphin, MB Brendan Mills – Opposite – London, ON Liam Pauls – Outside Hitter – Balmoral, MB Darian Picklyk – Libero – Winnipeg, MB Jacob Sargent – Outside Hitter – Lethbridge, AB Kaden Schmidt – Outside Hitter – Mississauga, ON Erik Siksna – Outside Hitter – Markham, ON Tomas Sorra – Setter – Toronto, ON Zachary van Geel – Setter – Calgary, AB Jonas Van Huizen – Outside Hitter – Langley, BC Matthys Weststrate – Middle Blocker – Kelowna, BC Staff Dave Preston – Head Coach Scott Koskie – Assistant Coach John Barrett – Assistant Coach Grant Wilson – Assistant Coach Matthew Harris – Assistant Coach Raphael Poulin – Strength & Conditioning Coach Michael Cook – IST Lead Meredith Waisman – Sport Physiotherapist Melissa Healy – Medical Coordinator Brendan Dinsdale – Mental Performance Coach Donna McDonagh – Mental Health Practitioner Ashley Armstrong – Sport Dietician Cassandra Nicol – Team Coordinator Georges Laplante – Team Manager Julien Boucher – High-Performance Director