2021 Men's Volleyball Nations League
Carrying on from the successful 2018 and 2019 competitions, 2021 Volleyball Nations League (VNL) continues in the same format of 12 core teams and four challenger teams per gender with each team playing against every other – though in view of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic all matches of both genders will be played in the Italian city of Rimini.
The men's core teams are Argentina, Brazil, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, Japan, Poland, Russia, Serbia and USA. They are complemented by the challenger teams of Australia, Bulgaria and Canada, plus newcomers Slovenia, who won the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Challenger Cup and are replacing Portugal who were relegated that same year, and the Netherlands, who are replacing China.
The 2021 Men's VNL is set to start on 28 May with the Preliminary Round completed on 23 June.
- Broadcast schedule: cbc.ca/sports/broadcast
- Watch online: cbc.ca/player/sports/volleyball
Roster
Roster
Gordon Perrin (Captain), Creston, BC
Blair Bann, Edmonton, AB
Jay Blankenau, Sherwood Park, AB
Danny Demyaneko, Toronto, ON
Nicholas Hoag, Sherbrooke, QC
Daniel Jansen VanDoorn, Langley, BC
Eric Loeppky, Steinbach, MB
Stephen Maar, Aurora, ON
Steven Marshall, Abbotsford, BC
Jordan Pereira, St. Catherines, ON
TJ Sanders, London, ON
Ryan Sclater, Port Coquitlam, BC
Arthur Szwarc, Toronto, ON
Lucas Van Berkel, Edmonton, AB
Sharone Vernon-Evans, Scarborough, ON
Graham Vigrass, Calgary, AB
Brett Walsh, Calgary, AB
Staff
Glenn Hoag, Head Coach
Daniel Lewis, Assistant Coach
Gino Brousseau, Assistant Coach
Julien Boucher, Team Manager
Tracey Black, Physiotherapist
Melissa Healy, Physiotherapist
Michael Cook, Physical Trainer
Lionel Bonnaure, Statistician
Cassandra Nicol, Team Coordinator
- Full release: bit.ly/2T8i1Bx
Schedule
The full tournament schedule can be viewed here.
Media
Media Contact
Volleyball Canada
Jackie Skender
jskender@volleyball.ca
Mobile: 613-794-7676
