And then you have younger players who are just starting uni volleyball or are in their first and second year who unless you played with or against, you wouldn't know about or understand just how good they are. An example is Cory Schoenherr who just graduated high school but was selected to play on the u21 team, skipping u19 where his fellow age group athletes were.
There are a bunch of great athletes I missed who are playing in the university system who are just as good. Some Laval or UofT players or maybe stars at lesser known volleyball programs like Jackson Young (Nipissing). And like OP mentioned Jordan Pereira is likely the go to libero in the coming years once Bann steps down and as you mentioned Xander and Cole Ket will be strong additions to the team as well.
As a reference for where I'm coming from in terms of skill, though I'm a little younger and not nearly as good, I have gotten to train a few times with Xander, Cole and Trent Ket as well as a few others on this list.
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