Overview
- Canada closed its VNL preliminary campaign with a 3-1 win over Ukraine, spoiling Ukraine's chance to advance to the elimination round.
- The team finished 12th out of 18 with a 5-7 record, three wins shy of the cutoff for the elimination round.
- Canada fell 3-1 to Serbia on July 19, dropping to 4-7 and extinguishing its hopes of advancing before the final match.
- Skyler Varga led Canada's scoring against Ukraine with a match-high 27 points, and Jordan Canham and Jesse Elser added 14 and 12 points respectively.
- With VNL play over, coach Dan Lewis praised his squad’s focus and will now integrate emerging talent as they prepare for the September World Championships.