| Dallas Soonias | |
| Full Name: | Dallas Randolph Soonias |
| Birth Date: | April 25, 1984 |
| Birth Place: | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Height: | 2.00 m |
| Weight: | 91 kg |
| Spike: | 356 cm |
| Block: | 323 cm |
| College: | Red Deer College University of Alberta |
| Position: | Opposite |
| Years: | 2004–2005 2006–2007 2007–2008 2008 2008–2009 2009–2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2015 2015–2016 |
| Teams: | Alberta Pandas Jadar Radom Arago de Sète Yaroslavich Yaroslavl Montpellier Volley CV Almería Hyundai Capital Plataneros de Corozal Fujian Volleyball Al Arabi Pallavolo Impavida Ortona |
| Nationalyears: | 2004–2016 |
| Updated: | 2024-08-01 |
Dallas Soonias (born April 25, 1984) is a male volleyball player from Canada, who competed for the Men's National Team as a right side hitter. He was a member of the national squad who won bronze at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He received the Inspire Award in the sports category in 2021.[1]
Soonias is considered both Cree and Ojibwe. Along with his mother, he is registered at the Cape Croker First Nations reserve, whereas his father is Red Pheasant First Nation.[2]
Dallas is married to volleyball player, Jaimie Thibeault.
They are both role models for Neechie Gear, a clothing brand which gives a 5% profit to give children the opportunity to participate in sports.[3] The title of the company refers to a Cree greeting, which is warm and friendly.[4]
Through Indigenous communities, he connects to youth to relate to them in a positive light, both through the court and through story telling.[5] Volleyball on the Move Clinic is an example of this, where he worked through the program in various elementary schools in Whitehorse, Yukon in partnership with Volleyball Yukon.[6]
Dallas has had experience assisted coaching at the University of Alberta for the men's volleyball team.[7] He was awarded the Inspire Award in the sports category in 2021.[8]
He appeared in the 2024 edition of Canada Reads, advocating for Jessica Johns's novel Bad Cree.[9]