Nicholas Hoag
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Full name | Nicholas Hoag | ||||
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Born | Gatineau, Quebec, Canada | 19 August 1992||||
Hometown | Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada | ||||
Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||
Weight | 97 kg (214 lb) | ||||
Spike | 350 cm (11 ft 6 in) | ||||
Block | 323 cm (10 ft 7 in) | ||||
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Position | Outside hitter | ||||
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Nicholas Hoag (born 19 August 1992) is a Canadian volleyball player. He is a member of the Canada men's national volleyball team and a participant in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 Summer Olympics.
Personal life
[edit]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 former 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
[edit]Club
[edit]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. Now he is playing 2020-21 season for Fenerbahce Hdi Sigorta Turkish club.
National team
[edit]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] In June 2021, Hoag was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.[3]
Sporting achievements
[edit]- National championships
- 2013/2014
French Cup, with Tours VB
- 2013/2014
French Championship, with Tours VB
- 2014/2015
French Supercup, with Tours VB
- 2014/2015
French Cup, with Tours VB
- 2014/2015
French Championship, with Tours VB
- 2015/2016
French Championship, with Paris Volley
- 2018/2019
Italian Cup, with Sir Safety Perugia
- 2018/2019
Italian Championship, with Sir Safety Perugia
- 2020/2021
Turkish Supercup, with Fenerbahçe SK
- 2013/2014
- National team
- 2010
Junior NORCECA Championship
- 2011
U-21 Pan Am Cup
- 2013
NORCECA Championship
- 2015
Pan American Games
- 2015
NORCECA Championship
- 2017
FIVB World League
- 2010
Individually
[edit]- 2010: NORCECA Championship – Most Valuable Player
- 2011: U-21 Pan Am Cup – Best Spiker
- 2015: NORCECA Championship – Most Valuable Player
- 2015: NORCECA Championship – Best Server
References
[edit]- ^ "Nicholas Hoag". Olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ Hossain, Asif (22 July 2016). "Canada's men's volleyball team ready for Rio after long Olympic absence". Olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ Awad, Brandi (30 June 2021). "Team Canada's men's volleyball squad set for Tokyo 2020". Olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
External links
[edit]- Nicholas Hoag at FIVB.com
- Nicholas Hoag at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Nicholas Hoag at Volleybox
- Nicholas Hoag at Olympics.com
- Nick Hoag at Volleyball Canada
- Nick Hoag at Team Canada
- Nick Hoag at Olympedia
- Nick Hoag on Instagram