2022 U Sports Men's Volleyball Championship
Season2021–22
TeamsEight
Finals siteInvestors Group Athletic Centre
Winnipeg, Manitoba
ChampionsAlberta Golden Bears (9th title)
Runner-upTrinity Western Spartans
Winning coachBrock Davidiuk (1st title)
Championship MVPJordan Canham (Alberta)
TelevisionCBC[1]

The 2022 U Sports Men's Volleyball Championship was held March 25–27, 2022, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to determine a national champion for the 2021–22 U Sports men's volleyball season.[2] The third-seeded Alberta Golden Bears defeated the top-seeded Trinity Western Spartans in a re-match of the Canada West Championship game as the Golden Bears won the ninth national championship in program history.[3]

Host

The tournament was played at Investors Group Athletic Centre at the University of Manitoba.[2] This was the second time that Manitoba had hosted the tournament with the other occurring in 1978.[4] Manitoba had previously been awarded the hosting duties for the 2020 championship, but that event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.[5]

Participating teams

Seed Team Qualified Record Last Total
1Trinity Western SpartansCanada West Champion15–120196
2McMaster MaraudersOUA Champion12–0None0
3Alberta Golden BearsCanada West Finalist15–320158
4Toronto Varsity BluesOUA Finalist11–1None0
5Sherbrooke Vert et OrRSEQ Champion8–419751
6Queen's GaelsOUA Bronze10–1None0
7Calgary DinosCanada West Bronze13–520104
8Manitoba BisonsLost Week 1 Pool C (Host)7–11200310

[6][7]

Championship bracket

First Round: March 25 Semi-Finals: March 26 Gold Medal Game: March 27
         
1 Trinity Western Spartans 3
8 Manitoba Bisons 0
1 Trinity Western Spartans 3
5 Sherbrooke Vert et Or 0
4 Toronto Varsity Blues 1
5 Sherbrooke Vert et Or 3
1 Trinity Western Spartans 1
3 Alberta Golden Bears 3
2 McMaster Marauders 1
7 Calgary Dinos 3
3 Alberta Golden Bears 3 Bronze Medal Game: March 27
7 Calgary Dinos 1
3 Alberta Golden Bears 3 5 Sherbrooke Vert et Or 3
6 Queen's Gaels 0 7 Calgary Dinos 1

Bronze medal match

27 March 2022 (2022-03-27)
1:00 p.m. CDT
(5) Sherbrooke Vert et Or 3–1 (7) Calgary Dinos Investors Group Athletic Centre, Winnipeg
Attendance: 600
Referees: Scott Dziewirz, Ryan Bunyan
(25–23, 31–29, 22–25, 25–22)
Boxscore

Gold medal match

27 March 2022 (2022-03-27)
4:00 p.m. CDT
(1) Trinity Western Spartans 1–3 (3) Alberta Golden Bears Investors Group Athletic Centre, Winnipeg
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Andrew Robb, Matt van Raalte
(22–25, 25–12, 24–26, 19–25)
Boxscore

Consolation bracket

Semi-Finals: March 26 Fifth Place Game: March 27
      
4 Toronto Varsity Blues 0
8 Manitoba Bisons 3
2 McMaster Marauders 3
8 Manitoba Bisons 1
2 McMaster Marauders 3
6 Queen's Gaels 1

Awards

Championship awards

  • Championship MVP – Jordan Canham, Alberta
  • R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award – Manitoba Bisons

[3]

Mikasa Top Performers Presented by Nike Team

  • Alberta: Jordan Canham
  • Trinity Western: Brodie Hofer

[3]

All-Star Team

  • Jordan Canham, Alberta
  • Landon Currie, Alberta
  • Isaac Heslinga, Alberta
  • Derek Epp, Trinity Western
  • Brodie Hofer, Trinity Western
  • Julien Vanier, Sherbrooke
  • Hamish Hazelden, Calgary

[3]

References

  1. "CBC Sports to broadcast U Sports national championships for next 4 years". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. September 20, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "U Sports Calendar". usports.ca. U Sports. April 20, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "2022 U Sports Men's Volleyball Championship Gold medal game: Golden Bears crowned champions with victory over Trinity Western". usports.ca. U Sports. March 27, 2022.
  4. "U Sports announces 10 national championship hosts in rugby, soccer and volleyball over next two seasons". usports.ca. U Sports. December 11, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  5. "2020 U Sports Men's and Men's Volleyball Championship cancelled due to COVID-19". U Sports. March 13, 2020.
  6. "U Sports Playing Regulations: Men's Volleyball" (PDF). U Sports. September 2021.
  7. "Men's Volleyball Championship presented by Mikasa: Spartans claim second consecutive No. 1 seed". U Sports. March 23, 2022.
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