Ryan Joseph Sclater (born 10 February 1994) is a Canadian professional

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player who plays as an opposite spiker for the Canada national team.

Career

Club

Ryan played

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for the

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. During his time there, he led the Spartans to back-to-back

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in 2016 and 2017, winning

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for the 2016-17 season. Following his post-secondary career, Ryan signed with

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club

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. He would play there for two seasons, helping the club reach the German Cup final in 2019. In May 2019, Ryan Sclater signed for the French club Montpellier Volley

National team

Ryan joined the senior Canadian national team in 2018, playing in both Nations League, and the

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

Honours

University

* 2015

CIS Men's Volleyball Championship, with

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* 2016

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, with Trinity Western Spartans * 2017 Gold medal with cup

, with Trinity Western Spartans

References

External links

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Ryan Sclater
at ''Volleybox.net'' * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sclater, Ryan 1994 births Living people Canadian men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players for Canada Volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Canadian expatriate volleyball players in Germany Canadian expatriate volleyball players in France Canadian expatriate volleyball players in Poland Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate volleyball players in the United Arab Emirates Jastrzębski Węgiel players Trinity Western Spartans men's volleyball players Opposite hitters Sportspeople from New Westminster Volleyball players from British Columbia 21st-century Canadian sportsmen