Pan American Ice Hockey Tournament
Current season, competition or edition: 2017 Pan American Ice Hockey Tournament
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| Sport | Ice hockey |
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| Founded | 2014 |
| No. of teams | 9 – Men's 5 – Women's |
| Most recent champion(s) |
Men's: Mexico (1st title)Women's: Mexico (3rd title) |
| Most titles |
Men's: Colombia (2)Women's: Mexico (3) |
The Pan American Ice Hockey Tournament (Spanish: Torneo Panamericano de Hockey sobre Hielo) is the international ice hockey tournament in the continents of North America and South America. The full members of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) are Canada, Mexico and the United States, which participate in the IIHF World Championship. The associate members are Argentina and Brazil, which participate in the IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship. Jamaica is also an IIHF member, but it have not been quoted as potential participants. Several countries have not registered any ice hockey activities are Chile, Ecuador and Venezuela, have only played inline hockey.
The first edition took place in Mexico City from 2 to 9 March 2014. The Canada Selects won the men's tournament after defeating Mexico in the final and Colombia finished in third place. Canada "A" squad (the Sudbury Lady Wolves) won the women's tournament, with Mexico finishing second and Canada "B" squad made up of players from several teams in Ontario finishing third.
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