Louis-Pierre Mainville and Dustin Schneider put injury plagued seasons aside and aced their first test for 2013 helping Canada to a 21-25, 25-23, 25-19, 16-25, 15-12 victory over Turkey Wednesday night in the first of a three-match exhibition series.
It was the season opening match for the Canadians who are tuning up for the six-week FIVB [...]
For the second straight year, the Trinity Western men’s volleyball team will be representing Canada as Volleyball Canada announced today that Langley will host the inaugural U23 Pan American Men’s Volleyball Cup at the Langley Events Centre from September 25-30 and the Spartans will play as the Canadian entry.
The U23 Pan American Cup is a [...]
Canada defeated Finland 21-25, 25-20, 25-18, 25-20 in a 2012 FIVB World League men’s volleyball showdown which not only decided third spot on Group B but also which country would get a ticket to the 2013 World League tournament.
The Canadians, who returned this year to the 16-country World League for the first time in five [...]
Canada’s national team coach Glenn Hoag said his troops were taught a volleyball lesson in a 17-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-19 loss to Poland on Sunday to conclude the first round of World League action in men’s volleyball.
The match attracted more than 4,000 fans, evenly split between those cheering for Canada and for Poland, which gave [...]
Canadian national team coach Glenn Hoag of Gatineau, Que., completed a successful Champions League season for Izmir, Turkey as it placed fourth overall in Sunday’s final playoff round.
The Champions League is a three-month tournament pitting Europe’s top professional squads in the sport. This weekend was the Final Four tournament.
Izmir lost the third place match on [...]
Canada will be in group B with world number-one Brazil, Poland and Finland as the groupings for the 16-country World League men’s volleyball tournament were announced today by the FIVB (Volleyball’s International Federation).
The World League will be part of an important and busy 2012 season for the Canadian squad, ranked 19th in the world, which [...]
Canada wins the bronze medal at Pan Am Cup volleyball tournament
GATINEAU – Canada returned to the medal podium at the Pan Am Cup men’s volleyball tournament on Saturday with a decisive 25-14, 25-20, 25-21 victory over a young but very talented squad from Puerto Rico.
Brazil, buoyed by a group of loud supporters with with drums [...]
GATINEAU – Gavin Schmitt of Saskatoon delivered the winning point in the last two sets as Canada defeated Mexico 22-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-18 on Thursday to advance to the semifinals at the 10-country Pan Am Cup men’s volleyball tournament.
Canada faces superpower Brazil in its final four match-up set for Friday night at 8 p.m. at [...]
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Read More..>>TRIESTE, Italy – Ranked 20th in the world, Canada’s men’s volleyball team sent shockwaves through their pool tonight by upsetting heavily favoured Serbia (ranked #4 in the world) in a decisive 3-1 victory (25-20, 25-22, 17-25, 25-23) here at the World Championships in Italy.
The win gives Canada a 1-1 record, tying them for second with [...]
