Nicholas "Nick" Hoag (born 19 August 1992) is a Canadian male

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player. He is a member of the

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, a participant in the

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, a gold and silver medallist at the

NORCECA Men's Volleyball Championship The NORCECA Men's Volleyball Championship is the official competition for senior men's national volleyball teams of North America, Central America and the Caribbean, organized by the North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (N ...

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and

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, and a bronze medallist at the

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Personal life

Nick Hoag was born in

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to parents

Glenn Hoag Glenn Hoag is a Canadian professional volleyball coach and former player. The current head coach of Arkas İzmir. Player Hoag played for the Université de Sherbrooke in his university years, before turning pro and playing overseas in Italy an ...

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 Christopher is the English language, English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek language, Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or ''Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Jesus ...

is also a member of the men's national volleyball program.

Career

Club

Nick Hoag began his post high-school career by training at the Team Canada Full-time Training Center. In 2013, Nick joined

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club

Tours VB Tours VB is a professional men's volleyball club which is playing their home matches at the Salle Robert Grenon in Tours, France. Tours VB plays in LNV Ligue A, top volleyball league in France. According to Media Guide book, the annual budget o ...

. Over the two years Nick spent there, he helped the team win both the French Cup and the

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in both seasons. Nick left the club to join

Paris Volley Paris Volley is a professional men's volleyball club based in Paris, France. They compete in the top flight of French volleyball, Ligue A. The club was founded in 1998 from the merger of the volleyball section of ''Paris Université Club'' (PUC) ...

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 Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

club

Power Volley Milano Power Volley Milano is an Italian professional volleyball club based in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. They currently compete in the SuperLega, where they have been since the 2014–15 season. In the 2021/22 season, the club is named Allianz Milano. ...

. Now he is playing 2020-21 season for Fenerbahce Hdi Sigorta

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club.

National team

Nick was a member of the

Canada men's junior national volleyball team The Canada men's national junior volleyball team is the men's national under-21 volleyball team of Canada. The team is controlled by Volleyball Canada, which represents the country in international competitions - Men's Junior NORCECA Volleyball C ...

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 The 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship was held in Poland from 30 August to 21 September 2014. The tournament featured 24 teams to determine the world champions in men's volleyball. In addition to the host nation Poland, 23 teams quali ...

. He helped the team win bronze at the

, silver at the

2013 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship The 2013 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the 23rd edition of the tournament, played from 23 to 28 September 2013 at The Langley Events Centre in Langley, Canada. The event served as qualifier for the 2013 FIVB Men's World Grand Champio ...

, and was the MVP of the

2015 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship The 2015 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the 24th edition of the tournament, played from 5 to 10 October 2015 in Córdoba, Veracruz, Córdoba, Mexico. The top 4 teams who had not yet qualified from the 2016 Summer Olympics automatically ...

, helping Canada win gold along the way. Nick was a member of the squad that finished 5th at the

. In June 2021, Hoag was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.

Sporting achievements

* National championships ** 2013/2014 Simple gold cup

French Cup, with

** 2013/2014 Gold medal with cup

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, with

** 2014/2015 Simple gold cup

French Supercup, with

** 2014/2015 Simple gold cup

French Cup, with

** 2014/2015 Gold medal with cup

, with

** 2015/2016 Gold medal with cup

, with

** 2018/2019 Simple gold cup

Italian Cup, with

Sir Safety Perugia Sir Safety Umbria Volley is a professional Italian volleyball club based in Perugia. It plays in the highest level of the Italian Volleyball League. In the Italian Volleyball League, the team is known as Sir Safety Susa Perugia, while in the inter ...

** 2018/2019 Silver medal with cup

Italian Championship, with

** 2020/2021 Simple gold cup

Turkish Supercup, with Fenerbahçe_SK * National team ** 2010 Silver medal northamerica

Junior NORCECA Championship ** 2011 Simple silver cup

U-21 Pan Am Cup ** 2013 Silver medal northamerica

NORCECA Championship ** 2015 Bronze medal with cup

Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...

** 2015

NORCECA Championship ** 2017 Bronze medal with cup

FIVB World League The FIVB Volleyball World League was an annual international men's volleyball competition. Created in 1990, it was the longest and richest of all the international events organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). The wom ...

Individually

* 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

External links

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PlusLiga player profile

Volleybox player profile
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