2014 Pan American Ice Hockey Tournament facts for kids

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2014 Pan American Ice Hockey Tournament

Tournament details
Host country	Mexico
Dates	2–9 March
Teams	5
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Canada
Runner-up	Mexico
Third place	Colombia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	153 (12.75 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Carlos Gomez (21 points)
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The 2014 Pan American Ice Hockey Tournament was a big sports event. It was the very first time this tournament was held. The Mexico Ice Hockey Federation organized the competition. It took place in Mexico City, Mexico. The games were played from March 2 to March 9, 2014. Canada won the tournament. They won all five of their games. Canada beat Mexico in the final game for the gold medal. Colombia came in third place. They won against Argentina for the bronze medal.

Teams in the Tournament

Five teams from North and South America joined this ice hockey event. They all wanted to win the first-ever Pan American title.

North American Teams

•  Canada (Canada)
•  Mexico (Mexico) (The host country)

South American Teams

•  Argentina (Argentina)
•  Brazil (Brazil)
•  Colombia (Colombia)

How the Tournament Worked

The tournament started with a "round-robin" stage. This means every team played against every other team once. After these games, the teams were ranked based on their points. The top teams then moved on to the final games.

Round-Robin Standings

This table shows how each team did in the first part of the tournament.

Rank	Team	Games Played	Wins	Overtime Wins	Overtime Losses	Losses	Goals For	Goals Against	+/– (Goal Difference)	Points
1	Canada	4	4	0	0	0	49	6	+43	12
2	Mexico	4	3	0	0	1	48	8	+40	9
3	Colombia	4	2	0	0	2	30	21	+9	6
4	Argentina	4	1	0	0	3	6	50	–44	3
5	Brazil	4	0	0	0	4	3	51	–48	0

• Teams with a green background (Canada and Mexico) moved to the Gold Medal game.
• Teams with a light green background (Colombia and Argentina) moved to the Bronze Medal game.
• The team with a red background (Brazil) did not move on. They finished in 5th place.

Game Schedule and Results

All games were played at the Icedome in Mexico City. The times listed are in Central Time Zone (UTC–06:00).

March 2, 2014

March 2, 2014 16:00

Argentina

1 – 11 (1–3, 0–1, 0–7)

Colombia

Icedome, Mexico City

March 2, 2014 18:30

Mexico

16 – 0 (8–0, 1–0, 7–0)

Brazil

Icedome, Mexico City

March 3, 2014

March 3, 2014 17:00

Canada

9 – 3 (3–1, 3–1, 3–1)

Colombia

Icedome, Mexico City

March 4, 2014

March 4, 2014 19:30

Argentina

0 – 18 (0–10, 0–1, 0–7)

Canada

Icedome, Mexico City

March 5, 2014

March 5, 2014 13:30

Brazil

3 – 5 (0–0, 0–3, 3–2)

Argentina

Icedome, Mexico City

March 5, 2014 19:30

Mexico

3 – 6 (0–3, 3–2, 0–1)

Canada

Icedome, Mexico City

March 6, 2014

March 6, 2014 19:30

Brazil

0 – 16 (0–9, 0–2, 0–5)

Canada

Icedome, Mexico City

March 7, 2014

March 7, 2014 20:30

Mexico

11 – 2 (4–0, 6–2, 1–0)

Colombia

Icedome, Mexico City

March 8, 2014

March 8, 2014 15:30

Brazil

0 – 14 (?–?, ?–?, ?–?,)

Colombia

Icedome, Mexico City

March 8, 2014 20:30

Mexico

18 – 0 (?–?, ?–?, ?–?,)

Argentina

Icedome, Mexico City

Final Games

After the round-robin games, the top four teams played in the final round. Two games decided who would win the medals.

Bronze Medal Game

This game was for third place. Colombia played against Argentina. (UTC–06:00)

March 9, 2014 13:30

Colombia

9 – 1 (2–0, 4–0, 3–1)

Argentina

Icedome, Mexico City

Colombia won the bronze medal!

Gold Medal Game

This was the championship game for first place. Mexico played against Canada. (UTC–06:00)

March 9, 2014 18:30

Mexico

0 – 7 (0–2, 0–3, 0–2)

Canada

Icedome, Mexico City

Canada won the gold medal! They were the champions of the first Pan American Ice Hockey Tournament.

Final Rankings

Here are the final positions of all the teams in the tournament.

2014 Pan American Ice Hockey Tournament  Canada 1st title

Rank	Team
	Canada
	Mexico
	Colombia
4	Argentina
5	Brazil