Nicholas Hoag

Nicholas "Nick" Hoag (born 19 August 1992) is a Canadian male volleyball player. He is a member of the Canada men's national volleyball team, a participant in the 2016 Summer Olympics, a gold and silver medallist at the NORCECA Men's Volleyball Championship in 2015 and 2013, and a bronze medallist at the 2015 Pan American Games.

Nicholas Hoag
Personal information
Full nameNicholas Hoag
Nationality Canadian
Born (1992-08-19) 19 August 1992
Gatineau, Quebec
HometownSherbrooke, Quebec
Height2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight97 kg (214 lb)
Spike350 cm (138 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Career
YearsTeams
2013–2015
2015–2016
2016–2017
2017–2018
2018
2018–2019
2019–2020		 Tours VB
Paris Volley
Power Volley Milano
Diatec Trentino
Stocznia Szczecin
Sir Safety Perugia
Asseco Resovia
National team
2010–2011
2013–		 Canada U21
Canada
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Canada
FIVB World League
2017 Curitiba
NORCECA Championship
2015 Mexico
2013 Canada
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto Team

Personal life

Nick Hoag was born in Gatineau, Quebec to parents Glenn Hoag and Donna Kastelic. His parents both played for the Canadian national volleyball team, with his father Glenn the current coach of the men's national team. Nick's older brother Christopher is also a member of the men's national volleyball program.[1]

Career

Club

Nick Hoag began his post high-school career by training at the Team Canada Full-time Training Center. In 2013, Nick joined French club Tours VB. Over the two years Nick spent there, he helped the team win both the French Cup and the French League in both seasons. Nick left the club to join Paris Volley for the 2015-16 season. He helped the team win the French League for the 9th time in the club's history.

For the 2016-17 season, Nick signed with Italian club Power Volley Milano.

National team

Nick was a member of the Canada men's junior national volleyball team from 2010 to 2011. He helped the team finish second at the 2010 Junior NORCECA Championship, and finish 11th at the 2011 U21 World Championship. Nick also helped the team finish 5th at the 2013 Universiade.

Nick joined the Senior men's national team in 2013. He was the youngest member of the squad that finished a national team record 7th at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship. He helped the team win bronze at the 2015 Pan American Games, silver at the 2013 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship, and was the MVP of the 2015 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship, helping Canada win gold along the way.

Nick was a member of the squad that finished 5th at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]

Sporting achievements

Individually

References
  1. http://olympic.ca/team-canada/nick-hoag/
  2. Hossain, Asif (22 July 2016). "Canada's men's volleyball team ready for Rio after long Olympic absence". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 22 July 2016.

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