THREE OCAA PRODUCTS INVITED TO NATIONAL TRYOUT

OTTAWA - Volleyball Canada announced the 44 players who will battle for spots on Canada's national men's B team. Included are three OCAA players; Josh Lynch of St. Clair, and Andre Brown and Terrel Bramwell of Humber.

The camp started Saturday and runs until May 15 at the National Training Centre in Gatineau, Que.

The team is being chosen primarily for the Pan Am Cup set for July 7-15 in the Dominican Republic.  The 12 to 14 players selected to the team will continue to train in Gatineau from May 16 to July 6.

The selection and training camps will be held under the supervision of National B Team head coach Larry McKay of Winnipeg.

The 44 players at the camp are by province (club and hometown):

Alberta
Lucas Ban Berkel, Trinity Western University, Edmonton
Ciaran McGovern, National Training Centre, Grande Prairie
Jay Blankeneau, University of Calgary, Calgary
Branden Schmidt, Trinity Western University, DeWinton
Allen Meek, University of Calgary, Sherwood Park
Blair Bann, National Training Centre, Edmonton

British Columbia
Nate Speijer, UBC Okanagan, Penticton
Devon Parkinson, National Training Centre, Victoria
Bradley Kufske, Trinity Western University, Abbotsford
Steven Marshall, Trinity Western University, Abbotsford
Marc Broome, UBC Okanagan, Kelowna
Daniel JansenVanDoom, Trinity Western University, Langley
Danny Grant, Columbia Bible College, Chetwyn

Manitoba
Zack Diboll, University of Winnipeg, Portage la Prairie
Joshua McKay, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg
Chris Voth, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg
Jason DeRocco, Kifissia SC Athens, Winnipeg
Dane Pischke, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg
Brenden Black, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg
Stephane Waldie, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg
Kevin Miller, National Training Centre, Brandon

New Brunswick
Jacob Kilpatrick, National Training Centre, St. John

Newfoundland and Labrador
Max Burt, National Training Centre, Gander

Nova Scotia
Andrew Stephens, Memorial University, Lower Sackville

Ontario
Sander Ratsep, National Training Centre, London
Phil James, University of Western Ontario, London
TJ Sanders, McMaster University, London
Josh Lynch, St. Clair College, Windsor
Reid Halpeny, National Training Centre, Grand Bend
Ray Szeto, York University, Sutton
Graeme Higgins, Dalhousie University, Scarborough
Andre Brown, Humber College, Mississauga
Terrel Bramwell, Humber College, Mississauga
Jeremie Lortie, Université Laval, Ottawa
Joseph Brooks, University of Manitoba, Toronto
Ivan Gregory, York University, Toronto
Marc Wilson, University of Guelph, Stratford
Jonathan Sloane, University of Brandon, Winchester

Quebec
Justin Boudreault, Université Laval, St-Joseph de Beauce
Chris Hoag, University of Calgary, Sherbrooke
Tommy Belisle, Université Laval, Pierreville
Samuel Landry, Université de Montréal, St-Alexandre
Benoit Raymond, Danemark, Vaudreuil-Dorion

Saskatchewan
Braden McLean, University of Saskatchewan, Birch Hills

Source: Volleyball Canada with files from OCAA Communications