# Canada men's junior national volleyball team

The Canada men's national junior volleyball team is the men's national under-21 volleyball team of Canada. The team is controlled by Volleyball Canada, which represents the country in international competitions - Junior NORCECA Championship and FIVB U21 World Championships. The Canadian junior national team is ranked 7th (as of September 2015) in the FIVB world ranking.

## International competitions
### Junior NORCECA Championship

* 1998 Guatemala –– Gold medal
* 2000 Cuba –– 4th place
* 2002 Canada –– Gold medal
* 2004 Canada –– 4th place
* 2006 Mexico –– Bronze medal
* 2008 El Salvador –– Silver medal
* 2010 Canada –– Silver medal
* 2012 United States –– Silver medal
* 2014 El Salvador –– Silver medal
* 2016 Canada –– Bronze medal
* 2018 Cuba –– Bronze medal

### Junior Pan-American Cup

* 2011 Panama –– Silver medal
* 2015 Canada –– Bronze medal
* 2017 Canada –– Bronze medal
* 2019 Peru –– Silver medal
* 2022 CUB –– Bronze medal

### U21 World Championship

* 1977 Brazil –– 10th place
* 1981 United States –– 13th place
* 1985 Italy –– Did not qualify
* 1987 Bahrain –– 12th place
* 1989 Greece — Did not qualify
* 1991 Egypt –– Did not qualify
* 1993 Argentina –– Did not qualify
* 1995 Malaysia — Did not qualify
* 1997 Bahrain — Did not qualify
* 1999 Thailand — 5th place
* 2001 Poland — Did not qualify
* 2003 Iran — 9th place
* 2005 India –– Did not qualify
* 2007 Morocco –– Did not qualify
* 2009 India — 12th place
* 2011 Brazil –– 11th place
* 2013 Turkey –– 13th place
* 2015 Mexico — 8th place
* 2017 Czech Republic - 8th place
* 2019 Bahrain - 12th place
* 2021 Italy Bulgaria - 10th place
* 2023 - 11th place

## Current squad

The following is the Canadian roster in the 2016 Men's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship.
Head Coach: Gino Brousseau
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2016 club |
| 1 | Elijah Risso | 6 November 1997 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 329 cm (130 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | UBC Okanagan Heat |
| 2 | Sharone Vernon-Evans | 28 August 1998 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 374 cm (147 in) | 347 cm (137 in) | Pakmen VBC |
| 4 | Taryq Sani | 6 November 1998 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 366 cm (144 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Pakmen VBC |
| 5 | Eric Loeppky | 1 September 1998 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 348 cm (137 in) | 325 cm (128 in) | Winman VBC |
| 7 | Jordan Pereira | 8 March 1998 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 323 cm (127 in) | 297 cm (117 in) | Pakmen VBC |
| 9 | Matthew Mawdsley (C) | 21 January 1997 | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 328 cm (129 in) | LVC Fire |
| 10 | Pearson Eshenko | 16 October 1997 | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 360 cm (140 in) | 336 cm (132 in) | Trinity Western Spartans |
| 11 | Cristopher Jay Gavlas | 22 April 1997 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 313 cm (123 in) | Saskatchewan Huskies |
| 13 | Matthew Passalent | 8 June 1997 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 351 cm (138 in) | 332 cm (131 in) | McMaster Marauders |
| 14 | Derek Epp | 15 June 1998 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 335 cm (132 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | Junior Huskies |
| 15 | Jacob Kern | 26 August 1997 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 346 cm (136 in) | 324 cm (128 in) | Trinity Western Spartans |
| 16 | Daenan Gyimah | 16 January 1998 | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 372 cm (146 in) | 339 cm (133 in) | STVC Nemesis |