Nicholas Hoag
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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 | edit source]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 | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]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 | edit source]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 | edit source]- National championships
- 2013/2014 File:Simple gold cup.svg French Cup, with Tours VB
- 2013/2014 File:Gold medal with cup.svg French Championship, with Tours VB
- 2014/2015 File:Simple gold cup.svg French Supercup, with Tours VB
- 2014/2015 File:Simple gold cup.svg French Cup, with Tours VB
- 2014/2015 File:Gold medal with cup.svg French Championship, with Tours VB
- 2015/2016 File:Gold medal with cup.svg French Championship, with Paris Volley
- 2018/2019 File:Simple gold cup.svg Italian Cup, with Sir Safety Perugia
- 2018/2019 File:Silver medal with cup.svg Italian Championship, with Sir Safety Perugia
- 2020/2021 File:Simple gold cup.svg Turkish Supercup, with Fenerbahçe SK
- National team
- 2010 File:Silver medal northamerica.svg Junior NORCECA Championship
- 2011 File:Simple silver cup.svg U-21 Pan Am Cup
- 2013 File:Silver medal northamerica.svg NORCECA Championship
- 2015 File:Bronze medal with cup.svg Pan American Games
- 2015 File:Gold medal northamerica.svg NORCECA Championship
- 2017 File:Bronze medal with cup.svg FIVB World League
Individually
[edit | edit source]- 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
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Nicholas Hoag at FIVB.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Nicholas Hoag at the European Volleyball ConfederationLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Nicholas Hoag at Volleybox
- Nicholas Hoag at Olympics.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Nick Hoag at Volleyball Canada
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- Canadian men's volleyball players
- Outside hitters
- Resovia (volleyball) players
- Tours Volley-Ball players
- Olympic volleyball players for Canada
- Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada
- Pan American Games bronze medalists in volleyball
- Volleyball players at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Canadian expatriate volleyball players in Poland
- Sportspeople from Gatineau
- Sportspeople from Sherbrooke
- Volleyball players from Quebec
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen