Canada鈥檚 senior men鈥檚 volleyball program has a distinctive 91原创 flavour.
Seven former members of the Trinity Western Spartans men鈥檚 volleyball program 鈥� including a pair of 91原创 residents 鈥� will play for either Canada鈥檚 senior A or senior B teams.
尝补苍驳濒别测鈥檚 鈥� a graduate of 91原创 Christian before he played for the Spartans 鈥� and , who now calls 91原创 his off-season home, Steve Marshall and Lucas Van Berkel are on the Canada鈥檚 senior A squad.
Jansen Van Doorn, Verhoeff and Marshall represented Canada at last summer鈥檚 Olympic Games in Rio, helping the .
The 18-player team will be compete in the FIVB World League.
The championships begin June 2 and run until July 8.
The first round of the competition will see Canada head off to Serbia for competition.
Blake Scheerhoorn, and Tyler Koslowsky will wear the Maple Leaf for the senior B team.
And four former Spartans women鈥檚 players are also spending time this summer with the Canadian national team.
Alicia Perron, Kristen Moncks, Elly Wendel and Nikki Cornwall have all been selected.
Perron, Moncks and Wendel are on the 24-player roster while Cornwall is one of three reserves.
The team is set for a busy summer which includes the Pan Am Cup in Peru in June and the FIVB World Grand Prix in July in Richmond. They are also off to California June 12 to 14 to train and play against their U.S. counterparts.
