Feb. 26: WinSport’s Markin MacPhail Centre at Canada Olympic Park will see the Canadian men’s national team square off against Serbia, Australia and China in FIVB Volleyball Nations League (VNL) from June 19 to 21. Canada is currently ranked 10th in the world, and Calgary will have the last chance to see the men’s national team play live before the upcoming Olympic Games in Japan. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to experience international volleyball at its finest.

“The support for the team in Calgary and Alberta has always been very high, and we are looking forward to competing on home soil in June as part of FIVB Volleyball Nations League,” said Canada’s head coach, Glenn Hoag. The team qualified for the 2020 Olympics earlier this year after winning a continental qualifier held in Vancouver. “This stop in Calgary will be an important part of our preparation for the tournament in Tokyo later in the summer.”

Volleyball Canada will hold its annual convention and Hall of Fame induction ceremony in conjunction with the VNL matches in Calgary. The city previously hosted the men’s team in FIVB World League pool play in 2015, but this is the first time Volleyball Nations League has been hosted in Alberta.

Single tickets will be on sale at a later date.

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https://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/11005853E7737EF4

June 19
4:00 pm Australia vs Serbia
7:30 pm Canada vs China

June 20
3:30 pm Serbia vs China
7:00 pm Canada vs Australia

June 21
12:30 pm Australia vs China
4:00 pm Canada vs Serbia

About Volleyball Nations League:
Starting on May 19 for the women and May 22 for the men, the 2020 VNL retains a similar calendar to last year, with men playing over the weekends and women during the week in pools of four teams each until each has played against every other in a single round robin tournament.

Calgary hosts week 5 (pool 17) of men’s VNL, while Ottawa, Ontario, will play host to the women’s VNL on week 3 (pool 9).

The top five teams at the end of the preliminary round join the hosts of the VNL Finals to fight for the podium positions. For the finals, both genders will play from July 1-5. The women’s finals will be held in Nanjing, China, and the men’s finals will be held in Turin, Italy.

Last year in Chicago, Russia beat hosts USA for the men’s gold medal, while Poland outplayed Brazil for bronze. In the women’s competition in Nanjing, USA overcame Brazil in the final and hosts China picked up bronze with a win over Turkey.

The whole competition totals 260 matches – 130 per gender across the almost two-month duration of the tournament.

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Volleyball Canada media contact:
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