Aug. 23, 2024: Canada earned its third win in a row at the Men’s Final Six at the Slush Puppie Centre arena in Gatineau, Quebec, with a 3-0 (25-23, 25-20, 25-21) victory over Cuba on Thursday.

Canada’s head coach Glenn Hoag said post-match: "It was probably our best match so far, but Cuba also played better today than in other matches in the tournament. The guys stayed disciplined and followed the game plan pretty well. … We can do even better I think, as it’s a young group. But I’m really pleased - they came in today and really competed well.”

Canada is 3-0 in the tournament so far. Cuba has one win and two losses.

The young Canadian team opened the tournament with a win over Puerto Rico and then Dominican Republic. Canada faces USA, also undefeated, on Friday evening.

Schedule and results: www.norceca.net
Watch on YouTube or www.cbcsports.ca

Team Canada’s Roster
Trent Cherewaty – Mansfield, ON
Reeve Gingera – Calgary, AB
Maxime Gratton – Ottawa, ON 
Quintin Greenidge – Hamilton, ON
Mason Greves – Calgary, AB
Isaac Heslinga – Orangeville, ON
Zachary Hollands – Victoriaville, QC
Jared Kuiken – London, ON
Dylan Martens – Winnipeg, MB
Darian Picklyk – Winnipeg, MB
Jonathan Portelance - La Prairie, QC
Cory Schoenherr – Waterloo, ON
Ashton South – Airdrie, AB
Skyler Varga – Muenster, SK

Staff
Head coach: Glenn Hoag
Assistant coaches: Dave Preston / John Barrett
Medical coordinator and athletic therapist: Melissa Healy
Performance analyst: Christophe Elek
Team manager: Matheus Braz
 
Competition Schedule (Eastern Time):

August 23
2:30 pm    Mexico vs. Puerto Rico
4:30 pm    Dominican Republic vs. Cuba
7:00 pm    Canada vs. United States

August 24
2:30 pm    Puerto Rico vs. Dominican Republic
4:30 pm    United States vs. Cuba
7:00 pm    Canada vs. Mexico

August 25
12:00 pm  5th vs. 6th
2:30 pm    3rd vs. 4th
5:00 pm    1st vs. 2nd

Tickets: SLush Puppie Centre box office

Volleyball Canada Media Contact:
Jackie Skender
jskender@volleyball.ca
Mobile: 613-794-7676