TEAMS & COACHES
U13/14 Girls
Coaches:
Diego Perez, Tolu Wuraola and Rachel Eykelbosh
Diego has been coaching boys and girls here at the Volleydome for the past 15 years and enjoyed coaching a group of young women starting at U14 for five years, staying with this group, with many of them playing in our U18 program a couple of years ago. Along the way, he started another group of U14 girls and will continue with some of them all the way to their 17/18 Women's team. Then, three years ago, he started yet another group of U14 girls and has led them through 3 successful seasons, while also taking on the assistant coaching role with the SAIT Women's Program. He played for eight years in the A1 Club League in Mendoza, Argentina and is very passionate about volleyball and loves helping the kids improve their skills and knowledge of the game. Diego is a level 2 NCCP Certified Coach and is working on completing his level 3. This will be his twelfth season with Canuck, and guess what, he is starting another U14 Canuck girls program!
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Team Info
Canuck will run two competitive U13/14 Girls teams for 2025/26 season that will play in the U14 age category.
Roster
Abby Reynolds Alice Johnson CeCe Yuan Emily DeCaigny Emma Barger Jade De Weerd Kara Mazur Katherine Meng Kendall Church Madison Macbeth Molly Jones Natasha Miranda Olivia Mitton Payton Parsons Rianna Vankoughnett Samantha MacLean Sian Lee Sophia Jeyaraj Taleah Nash Taylor Armstrong Teresa Tran Tessa McCulloch
U14 Girls
Coaches: Milou Saxton, Sothy Pich, Brianna Flanigan, Kat Dolguikh and Rebeca Agoston
Milou, being the first of the four Saxton children, started playing volleyball at the age of 10 and spent seven years playing with Canuck Stuff club, winning a couple of Provincial Championships and two Nationals Championships before going off to Connecticut University as a Division 1 setter/rightside in the NCAA and pursuing her interests in graphic design. Milou’s passion for coaching started when she was about 16 years old, running the Volleydome summer camps for kids, and she has been actively coaching ever since. Over the years, she has coached all age groups for both guys and girls. Milou has also really enjoyed sharing her experience as a high-level setter over the past few years by running setting sessions for our juvenile women’s setters. Add to that her passion for the beach game and the fact that she spends her summers coaching beach volleyball to club athletes as well as on the Provincial Teams, Summer Games teams and most recently the Western Canada Summer Games team. In her “spare time,” she works full-time running the Volleydome's Youth programs and somehow still finds time to play in the competitive women’s and co-ed leagues. Not sure where she finds the energy, but we are sure grateful for all she brings to our club and the volleyball community in general.
Team Info
Canuck will run two competitive U14 Girls teams for 2025/26 season. For more general information, please contact Milou at milou_saxton@yahoo.com
Sothy has been around the Volleydome for several years, coaching Dome Club as well as Sr. Boys volleyball in High School. He is a fully certified NCCP Level 2 coach and is working on his Level 3 Performance Coaching certification. He has coached girls' club teams of all ages at SAVC and Rampage over the past 10 years. During the last 2 seasons, Sothy also enjoyed working with the U14 & U15 Boys and is excited to move up to U16 next season. Sothy has coached the past 3 seasons with the Canuck girls program, helping to lead a talented group of girls through U14, U15 and U16. He is excited about starting again with another U14 group this year.
Roster
Abby Lechelt Aislynn Todd Anabella Nucci Avery Barger Berkeley Hinton Bronwyn Beckerly Camden Kelsick Ellie Boivin Emma Armstrong Emma Thach Eunice Adewale Gabriella Tomassini Heather Downie Holly Truong Janelle Daubert Kate Randall Keelin Booth Lauren Hicks Lexi Scarlett Posie Payette Serenity Katigbak Sienna Grant Tara Adewale Taylor Zahn
Brianna has been a dedicated volleyball coach at the Volleydome for more than eight years, working across a wide range of youth programs, camps, and private lessons. Over that time, she has helped athletes of all ages and skill levels discover the game, develop strong fundamentals, and grow their confidence both on and off the court. She has completed her NCCP Level 1 certification and has coached with multiple clubs, bringing a wealth of experience and a proven track record of athlete development. This upcoming season marks her second year coaching with Canuck Volleyball Club. As a player, Brianna competed for five years at the club level, primarily as a middle blocker but also with experience on the right side. Her time as a competitive athlete taught her the value of adaptability, resilience, and teamwork—lessons she now passes on to her players. Brianna believes deeply that sport is one of the most powerful environments for personal growth. She strives to make club volleyball both challenging and enjoyable, fostering a culture where athletes are encouraged to push themselves, embrace challenges, and problem-solve with creativity, strategy, and hard work. Her coaching philosophy emphasizes the balance between fun and discipline, technical development and teamwork, so that athletes leave each season not only as better players, but as stronger, more confident individuals ready to take on whatever comes next.
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U14 Boys
Coaches: Maja Frew, Cole Gramlich and Kelly Bashforth
Maja Frew’s (Cerovsek) volleyball journey began right here in Calgary, playing her club years with the Canuck Volleyball Club. As a setter and team captain, she went on to compete at the collegiate level in the ACAC for Mount Royal (MRC) for two years before moving to the CIS level at the University of Saskatchewan for her remaining three years. Throughout her playing career, Maja has competed nationally in both Indoor and Beach Volleyball, and she continues to play and stay involved in the sport that has shaped her life. As a coach, Maja has been part of both provincial and national championship-winning teams, bringing experience across all levels of development—from grassroots U13 athletes to university-level players. Maja is passionate about helping coach the next generation of athletes. She believes in developing strong technical foundations to foster longevity in the game, instilling a complete mentality, and creating an environment that is both fun and highly competitive. Above all, she hopes to pass on her deep love of the game to every player she works with.
Cole is entering his fourth year coaching boys' volleyball at the Volleydome. Over the past few seasons, he has embraced the opportunity to grow as a coach, with a strong desire to share his love and passion for the sport with young athletes. As a player, his volleyball journey began in the U14 age group and continued through to the end of high school at William Aberhart, where his team clenched a Division 1 Provincial Championship title. Today, Cole remains active in the game, playing on competitive recreational teams at the Volleydome. This marks Cole’s first season coaching at Canuck, where he will work with athletes on developing key aspects of volleyball that go beyond skills and gameplay. His approach emphasizes overcoming mental barriers, making strong decisions in sport, embracing accountability, and understanding the true meaning of leadership and teamwork on the court. With experience as both an athlete and a coach, Cole has developed a deep appreciation for these core values, which he believes are essential to success in volleyball. He’s excited to share his passion for the game and continue inspiring and guiding young athletes in their growth both on and off the court.
Team Info
Canuck will be running two competitive U14 Boys teams for 2025/26 season.
Roster
Ashton Krol Ayrton Kwan Benjamin Frew Carsten Kim Cole Ward David He Declan Bashforth Dylan Nguyen Edwin Liang Evan Sharpe Jack Deus Kamin Lam Kei Camisan Leon Kedzior Logan Huynh Mason MacDonald Max Macdonald Micah Toyad Olsen Menger Preston Parsons Tristan Snyder Teddy Sze
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U15 Girls
Coaches: Camille Saxton, Mylene Saxton, Reid Bilben, Craig Pawlychyn and Jason Fan
Camille has been around volleyball and the Volleydome since not long after she could walk. She played six years with the Canuck Stuff Club and went on to play with Oregon State University as a power hitter on a five-year scholarship, winning numerous awards along the way. Four years ago, Camille joined the FIVB beach circuit, culminating in a trip to compete in the World Championships in Vienna that summer. Being part of the Saxton clan, Camille has been coaching kids since she was 16 years old in Summer Camps, Dome Club, Skills Clinics as well as several club teams with both Canuck and Dome Defenders, After a couple of season coaching the Canuck U17 and U18 Women's teams she is excited to share her playing and coaching experience with an exceptional group of young girls from U12 and taking them on an adventure as Canuck U14's this year to where both teams finished in the top eight at Nationals! Camille is looking forward to taking this group on to U15 next season.
Mylene played at the University of Ottawa, where she was awarded the CIAU Most Valuable Player Award in 1980. She played one year with the Jr. National Team and then went on to play six years for Team Canada, mostly as a middle blocker. After moving to Calgary, Mylene taught and coached volleyball at St. Mary's High School. Mylene has developed many great young volleyball players through the Canuck Stuff program, winning two Canadian National Championships in 2003 and 2005. Mylene has enjoyed coaching our younger athletes, working with the U14 age group and winning back-to-back provincial championships in 2012 and 2013. Mylene continued to coach and develop so very many young women until she stepped away from active coaching in 2020 to spend time with her grandkids. We are thrilled she decided last year to come out of retirement and share her vast wealth of knowledge and passion for the game again with a new group of U14 girls. Lucky for everyone, she really enjoyed being out with this group and is going to continue with them this year!
Team Info
Canuck will run two competitive U15 Girls teams for 2025/26 season.
Roster
Brooklyn Leonard Charlie Couillard Deanna Fanzhu Ellie Willis Elyse Driscoll Grace Pawlychyn Haley Near Holly Nelson Josie Vierneza Kaitlyn Joy Liberty Matthews Lumen Holt Mackenzie Belanger Natalie Cossarini Nina Kosoric Rylie Bilben Sareena Jadavji Sienna Fan Sophia Degenstein Sophia Zhang Stella Grigore Taylor Lai
U15 Boys
Coaches: Bill Knight, Richard Johnson, Angelo Bodoso and Alex Liao-MacPherson
Team Info
Canuck will run two competitive U15 Boys teams for 2025/26 season.
Over the past 40 years, Bill has been a player, official and coach in different sports. He has coached Volleyball, Basketball and Soccer over the last 25 years. He was a 10-year member of the Canadian men’s national team, a 1992 Olympian, and he finished off his volleyball career with Canuck Stuff National Championship in 1995. Hanging up the playing equipment and picking up the whistle changed his focus in the sport to the development of the players and the referees to improve the overall level of the game. He was involved with the original Volleydome operations and has returned to coaching volleyball for the past number of seasons, starting with the younger kids at Dome and then into the provincial club system, where he has coached guys and girls teams from the U14 to U18 age groups. If you do not see him on the court as a coach, you may see him on the referee stand, as he officiates many weekends and at all levels, which gives him a different perspective and insight into the game.
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Roster
Caithun Toyad Cedar Fennell Connor Rees Daniyal Cruz Devin Chang Gavin Rudy Jaiveer Deol James Zheng Joshua Hands Julian Weickert Kolton Smith Leander Dufresne Lewis MacMillan-Ng Loic Rempel Marcus Louie Michael Johnson Nathan Koeller Parker Hiebert Parker Kraychy Rex Wei Will Moores
U16 Girls
Coaches: Brian Quach, Carlee Thorsen, Juan Becerra, Paige Deering and Mikayla Sherriffs
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Team Info
Canuck will run two competitive U16 Girls teams for 2025/26 season.
Roster
Ainsley Armstrong Bella Sundell Brynn Morrissette Elena Lonardelli Eleri de Vlieg Emily Zhao Emma Mangat Isabella Boven Jillian Buckley Kylie Leonard Lara Moussa Logan Balint Londynn To Milynn Wurz Madilyn Pugliese Nancy Yang Neleigha Smith Nicole Strachan Riley Kotze Samantha Sobolewski Stasia Lau Tomi Yoshimura Violet Cam
U16 Boys
Coaches
Don Saxton, Sothy Pich, Phil Au and Jefferson Le
Don's volleyball career as a player started over 40 years ago, when, after two years of playing Basketball at UofS, he saw the light and switched to Volleyball, winning CIAU Gold in 1979. Don went on to play a total of 8 years with Team Canada, earning a second-place finish at the FISU Games, a third-place finish at the Pan Am Games, and a fourth-place finish at the 1984 Olympics. Don played Pro Volleyball with the Dutch team in 1980 and in Spain from 1989 to 1991. He started the Canuck Stuff Volleyball Club in 1991 as a men's team, which won seven Canadian Championships and one USA Open Championship. During the last 15 years, he has still enjoyed playing and winning in the masters and seniors categories, earning four more world titles. Don's coaching career started with a couple of seasons as an apprentice and assistant coach with Team Canada, and his first youth club team was a group of 13-year-old Bantam boys, most of whom had never seen a volleyball before. Since that time, Don and Mylene have run programs for players of all ages, including the very popular adult co-ed leagues, Volleyball Academy and Dome Club for kids in grades 3 to 11, School and Club Tournaments and of course the Canuck Stuff Youth Volleyball Club for male and female players between the ages of 13 and 18. Don was awarded the Tachikara Coach of the Year Award in 2008 after leading a group of U18 girls on an unexpected journey that culminated in a Silver medal at the Canadian Open Juvenile Championships. The next season, he led a group of U14 guys to a National Championship in Abbotsford and was inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame again, this time as the recipient of the Sport Builder Award for all he has done to benefit the volleyball community over the past 40+ years! Don is looking forward to building another strong group of boys this year at the U16 age group.
Sothy has been around the Volleydome for a number of years coaching Dome Club as well as Sr. Boys volleyball in high school. He is a fully certified NCCP Level 2 coach and is working on his Level 3 Performance Coaching certification. Sothy has coached the past 3 seasons with the Canuck Girls program helping a lead a talented group girls through U14, U15 and U16. He has also coached girls' club teams of all ages at SAVC and Rampage over the past 10 years. During the last 2 seasons Sothy also enjoyed working with the U14 & U15 Boys and is excited to move up to U16 next season.
Team Info
Canuck will run two competitive U16 boys teams for the 2025/26 season.
Roster
Arsham Rezvanpour Arthur Guerra Ben MacPherson Caleb Hwang Cole Rudy Colton Neale Connor Davis Ethan Ponce Faithful Keti Justin Sibayan Leo Trieu Liam Newman Matthew Sharpe Matthias Choi Nicholas Alvim Sam Mota-Antunes Tamir Solomon Tej Singh Trevan Jordan Wesley Armitt Wyatt Castle
Phil has played Volleyball for just over 20 years and still loves to play. This year will be his 15 coaching kids (13 with Canuck and 2 in Peace River). He loves teaching the basics and enjoys finding new ways to teach things. He credits much of his learning to the many former National team players has has coached with over his years at Canuck. He studied youth athlete development at UofC and currently works in the healthcare system in diagnostic imaging after studying anatomy and physiology.
A Crescent Heights High School alumnus, Jefferson returned to his former school as head coach and led them to their first city final since his graduation—kick-starting five straight finals appearances and elevating the program from a division 3 school, to provincial contender status. Named Calgary Senior High School Athletics Association Coach of the Year in 2022/2023, he has also coached U14–U18 boys with multiple Calgary clubs, including a record-setting U18 season with Ace Volleyball Club that earned him 2023/2024 Coach of the Year. As a teacher first, Jefferson prioritizes growth and relationships, and is excited to continue building success with the Canuck Volleyball Program.
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U17 Women - Black Team
Coaches:
Brian Gullekson, Claire Laurie and Jocelyn Ruark
2026 will mark Brian's 27th season coaching volleyball at Canuck Stuff, although it also marks his 44th year involved in competitive sports as either a coach, official and/or sport administrator. Brian has spent those years coaching Canuck guys and girls club teams and has thoroughly enjoyed the experience. He is a Level 2 NCCP certified coach in both Softball and Volleyball, and has completed all the training for his Level 3 Performance Coach criteria. Brian is also an Advanced Coach Developer and Evaluator. He spent 16 years officiating Basketball at all levels, including community, ACAC, CIAU and the World Basketball League. Brian believes strongly in the lifelong benefits children gain when they participate in competitive sports, as witnessed in his own children as well as many others in his years in sports. Over the years, Brian's teams have earned several championship banners, and many of the athletes he has coached have gone to play at the post-secondary, national and professional levels, but his greatest pride is in watching these young athletes grow to become great young men and women and in some cases return to coach at Canuck or the Volleydome.
Team Info
Canuck will have two U17 women's teams for the 2025/26 season.
2025/2026 Black Team Roster
Ava Kont Aven Bentrim Avery Bell Brooklyn Bush Chloe Zinger Emelia Beltrano Emily Couillard Emmie Spronk Kate Klein Makenna Wetherell Payton Richelhof Shelby Kolody
U17 Women - Red Team
Coaches: Amy Wilson, Steve Smith and Gianna Olheiser
Amy is a passionate and dedicated volleyball coach with over a decade of experience working with athletes at the provincial, national, university, and club levels. Her coaching journey has been rooted in a deep commitment to athlete development, mentorship, and inclusivity, especially within Indigenous communities. She is a decorated coach, having won the Sandy Silver Female Coach of the Year Award, the National Indigenous Coach of the Year in 2024, and the Ontario Coaches Award of Excellence. Amy has been coaching since 2016 and has coached with the Pakmen Volleyball Club, coached various Ontario Provincial teams, was an assistant coach at Waterloo University from 2020 to 2023 and was the head Coach for the Youth Women's National Team in 2023. Amy has also been involved with various Indigenous and Aboriginal teams and programs over the past 10 years. She and her family are moving to Calgary, and we are super excited to welcome her and have her join our Canuck coaching staff.
Steve grew up in Southern Ontario as a multi-sport athlete competing in rowing, basketball and volleyball, as well as cycling, cross country and soccer. He went on to play volleyball at Waterloo University, winning several Ontario and National Championships. Steve joined the National Team and played with them from 1988 to 1994, competing in two World Student Games, the Pan Am Games, and the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, and played with Team Canada in the World Championships in 1994. Steve followed up his national team career by playing 10 more years of professional volleyball in Europe in both Belgium and Germany. For the last 10 years, Steve has spent coaching both high school and club volleyball, including a variety of age groups with Canuck and Dome Defenders. He previously coached a team of young men from U16 to U18 with Bill Knight and Jon Isaacs and is excited about working with the Canuck U18 men's team for the upcoming season.
Team Info
Canuck will have two U17 women's teams for the 2025/26 season.
2025/2026 Red Team Roster
Alana Aristimuno Shayden Zaharko Achol Mangong Fiona Leech Jordan Ding Jordyn Olson Kayla Ceuric Keeley Miles Kiana Pourkamal Lauryn Orosz Maysun Carriere Mya Jansen
U17 Men
Coaches: Fauve Welsh, Jaxson Thys and Cole Florence
Fauve played her club volleyball in Calgary and graduated from the Canuck program, heading to College of the Rockies to play the 2013/14 season. She returned to Alberta to play at Red Deer Colleg,e where her team won a National Championship. Fauve also coached both U17 and U14 girls club teams with the Queen’s Volleyball Club during her time in Red Deer. She helped coach the Canuck U14 girls’ program in 2017 before completing a Bachelor of Education at UofA. Fauve returned to Calgary again and played in the One Volleyball league during the 2018 season, and we are thrilled to have her back to coach at Canuck again. She has worked with both our U17 & U18 Women’s program as well as a group of boys from U14 to U16. Fauve has coached with various Provincial Teams during the past two summers and took on the role of Head Coach with the SAIT Trojan's Women's team last fall leading them to the playoffs. She thoroughly enjoyed working with our U15 & U16 Boys teams and is looking forward to continuing on with the U17 Men's group this year.
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Team Info
Canuck will have one U17 men's team for the 2025/26 season.
2024/2025 Roster
Ben Timmerman Brennan Nikkel Chase Enders Cole Osicki Jake Tucker Jayden Liu Jazzen Villamayor Joel Honywood Liam Newman Logan Ellemers Sam Watson Yufan Zhou
2025/2026 Signed Athletes
Jayden Liu - Setter Ben Timmerman - OH Chase Enders - OH Joel Honywood - Setter Yufan Zhou - OH Jake Tucker - OH Jazzen Villamayor - Lib
U18 Women
Coaches: Graham Gent, Toby Gent, Morgan McKale and Chad Magus
Team Info
Canuck will be running one U18 women's team for the 2025/26 season.
Graham grew up in Calgary playing volleyball at EP Scarlett High School and with the Dinos Club Program. He attended UofC and played as an outside hitter with the men's program there from 1995 to 2000. Graham also played with the Canuck Sr. Men's program in numerous US Open competitions. Graham and Toby have been with our club for the past 12 seasons and have had tremendous success developing a number of athletes who have gone on to play post-secondary volleyball. This past season, their U18 team won two premiers and the provincial banner, capping the season off with a fifth-place finish at Nationals.
Toby grew up in Calgary and attended Bowness High School and played her youth club volleyball through the Dinos and Elite West programs, and was a member of Team Alberta. After high school, Toby played for the University of Manitoba Bisons’ Women’s volleyball team as a middle blocker from 1995 to 2000. Toby is keen on using her experience and skills to coach and mentor young women as they grow through the Canuck program.
2025/2026 Roster
Ashlyn Gent Ava Kryway Brooke Fermaniuk Elianna Storsley Esme Magus Isabella Haag Jocelyn Guo Mallory Reynolds Megan Deveaux Mia Molnar Mila Kosoric Nikola Gamlin
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U18 Men
Coaches: Steve Smith and Greg Barthel
Steve grew up in Southern Ontario as a multi-sport athlete competing in rowing, basketball and volleyball, as well as cycling, cross country and soccer. He went on to play volleyball at Waterloo University, winning several Ontario and National Championships. Steve joined the National Team and played with them from 1988 to 1994, competing in two World Student Games, the Pan Am Games, and the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, and played with Team Canada in the World Championships in 1994. Steve followed up his national team career by playing 10 more years of professional volleyball in Europe in both Belgium and Germany. For the last 10 years, Steve has spent coaching both high school and club volleyball, including a variety of age groups with Canuck and Dome Defenders. He previously coached a team of young men from U16 to U18 with Bill Knight and Jon Isaacs, and is excited about working with the Canuck U18 men's team for the upcoming season.
Greg Barthel is a well-known and respected post-secondary coach, having coached in both the ACAC and CIS conferences. He played volleyball at King's University College before taking on the role of Assistant Coach and finally Head Coach there from 1999 to 2007. Greg went on to lead his team to a bronze medal in 2002 and again in 2005. He was named both the ACAC Men's Volleyball Coach of the Year as well as the CCAA Men's Volleyball Coach of the Year for the 2003/04 season. Greg went on to head coach at the University of Regina from 2007 to 2018 and also worked with the Junior, Youth & Regional Excellence programs with Volleyball Canada during that time. Greg is an NCCP level 3 coach who has been working with the Mount Royal College Men’s team for the past three seasons. He joined our Canuck coaching staff four years ago, taking on the U14 Boys Program and following them all the way into U17 last year. Greg also coached the Canada Games men’s team for two years, leading a number of Canuck alumni to a silver medal. We are excited to have Greg work with the U18 guys this season.
Team Info
Canuck will run one competitive men's team for the 2025/26 season.
2024/2025 Roster
Alex Wang Caleb Morgan Erik Barthel Ethan Doiny Finn McNamara Jake Mackenzie Josh McKinders Kaleb Williamson Luca San Martin Mekhi Nguyen Noah Campbell Volodymyr Moisiuk