Las Lobas from Mexico, Making Their Mark in the Americas
For many national teams, the path to growth and success in international hockey starts at home, in their own country, and then progresses to the continental level.
For many national teams, the path to growth and success in international hockey starts at home, in their own country, and then progresses to the continental level.
Lausanne, Switzerland: The International Hockey Federation (FIH) is delighted to announce that it has won the 2024 IOC Climate Action Award in the International Federation category, as revealed at a ceremony held in New York, USA, on the occasion of UN Climate Week.
For years, they didn’t have a synthetic grass field, but they made it work anyway. On Saturday, September 14th, the Men’s Challenge ended, offering only one spot for the coveted Pan American Cup, which will be held in July 2025 in Montevideo—
PAHF wishes to address the recent change in dates for the 2025 Pan American Cup, initially set for March 5 to 15 in Montevideo.
There isn’t a single member of the hockey ecosystem who wouldn’t want to participate in the Olympic Games: players, coaches, referees, officials... It’s the biggest celebration of sports in the world, and being there is magical, regardless of the position, role, or outcome.
Hockey at Paris 2024 came to a conclusion on 9 August, with a historic double gold for Netherlands, as the men's and women’s teams of a nation won the hockey gold in the same edition of an Olympics
In a historic moment for hockey at the Olympics, Rocio Sanchez has been chosen to be the flag bearer for Argentina at the upcoming Olympic Games Paris 2024, an honour that not only recognises her exceptional contributions to hockey but also highlights her as symbols of inspiration and dedication for athletes across the world.
It was a fantastic finish to the seven days of competition at the 2024 Junior Pan American Championships with Argentina beating the USA 3-1 in the gold-medal game to reclaim the top spot, last won by the Leoncitas in 2016. Earlier in the day Chile clung to a lone goal from Francisca Irazoqui in the third quarter to win bronze.
The third and final Junior World Cup berth was claimed today in a sudden death shootout for Chile after an exciting 1-1 regular time game. Argentina took down Canada in a comfortable 10-0 victory to claim gold.
The game of the tournament so far saw Canada put on an electric performance and put away Chile 3-2 in the semifinals. Earlier in the day the Argentina men dropped the USA 3-0, while fifth place went to Mexico after tying the game 1-1 and winning in a shoot out 3-0.
Argentina will return to the women’s Junior Pan American Championship gold-medal game after a 5-0 semifinal win over Uruguay. For Chile, it was heartbreak until the dying seconds as they conceded a 1-1 tying goal to the USA in the final minute and then lost 4-3 in sudden death shootouts after a video review. The USA will return to defend their title, while Canada put up a strong 6-0 performance to beat Mexico and finish fifth overall.
The stage is set for semifinal action and it will be a repeat of Day 5 action as Brazil edged Mexico 1-0, Argentina roared past the USA 12-0, and Canada put on a hometown show winning 3-0 over Chile. The same teams will face off again tomorrow with more on the line.
The semifinal stages are set with the Top 4 of Argentina, USA, Chile and Uruguay due to play for three guaranteed Junior World Cup berths. Argentina dropped Chile 2-0, while Uruguay shutout Mexico 11-0. The USA women beat Canada 4-1.
The 2024 Junior Pan American men’s Championship continued on Day 4 with wins for Chile, 1-0 over Brazil, as well as USA, 6-0 over Mexico, and Argentina, 6-0 over Canada. USA midfielder Sekayi Charasika put on a clinic as the 17-year-old put up four penalty corner goals in the USA win.
On Day 3 of the men's Junior Pan American Championship hosted in Surrey, Canada the most heated match up was in the middle of the day between USA and Brazil. A goal with seven seconds on the clock gave the Americans the 3-2 win, while Argentina took a comfortable 5-0 win over Chile and Canada dropped Mexico 10-1.
Pool play picture looks a bit clearer after Day 3 with big wins for the USA over Mexico and Argentina over Canada. Chile hung in for a 2-1 win over an energetic Uruguay squad.