SANTIAGO, Chile – The biggest occasion within the Pan American area is quickly approaching as all eyes will probably be on Santiago, Chile this October.
Following the current excursions to Italy, Czech Republic and China, U.S. Males’s Nationwide Crew Head Coach Harry Singh and training employees have named the 16-athlete roster and two provisional athletes that can journey to Santiago, Chile for the Pan American Video games Santiago 2023 (PAG) happening October 25 to November 4.
“After an in depth analysis following our Europe and China excursions, we’ve got fastidiously chosen a formidable mix of expertise and youth to signify the U.S. Males’s Nationwide Crew on the 2023 Pan American Video games,” commented Singh. “We imagine of their functionality to problem any opponent and are dedicated to reaching the outcomes that our total USA hockey fraternity and gamers aspire to. We perceive the importance of the Pan American Video games as a qualifying event for the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games, and I’ve little question that our staff members will give their all to make their desires a actuality.”
The chosen roster contains a strong core of 9 veteran athletes who noticed motion within the 2019 version in Peru. Michael Barminski (Ventura, Calif.), Pat Harris (Moorpark, Calif.), Ajai Dhadwal (Agoura Hills, Calif.), Mohan Gandhi (Nice Britain) and Aki Kaeppeler (New York Metropolis, N.Y.) additionally represented in 2015 in Canada, with Dhadwal additionally competed in 2011 in Mexico.
2023 USMNT Pan American Video games
Roster
Michael Barminski (Ventura, Calif.), Christian DeAngelis (Doylestown, Pa.), Ajai Dhadwal (Agoura Hills, Calif.), Mohan Gandhi (Nice Britain), Mehtab Grewal (Somis, Calif.), Pat Harris (Moorpark, Calif.), Jack Heldens (Hamburg, Germany), Aki Kaeppeler (New York Metropolis, N.Y.), Kei Kaeppeler (Stuttgart, Germany), Stuart Kentwell (Spring Metropolis, Pa.), Jonathan Klages (Berlin, Germany), Kai Kokolakis (Melbourne, Fla.), Nicolas Kuehne (Munich, Germany), Marius Leser (Mannheim, Germany), Finlay Quaile (Fort Cary, U.Okay.), Paul Singh (Simi Valley, Calif.)
The 2 provisional athletes Tristan Clemons (Hattiesburg, Miss.) and JaJa Kentwell (Spring Metropolis, Pa.).
2023 USMNT Pan American Video games
Schedule
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Time |
Opponent |
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Wednesday, October 25 |
10:30 a.m. |
USA vs. Trinidad & Tobago |
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Friday, October 27 |
10:30 a.m. |
USA vs. Canada |
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Sunday, October 29 |
4:30 p.m. |
USA vs. Brazil |
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Wednesday, November 1 |
Crossovers & Semifinals |
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Friday, November 3 |
Placement & Finals |
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*all instances are listed in Japanese Time Zone, which is -1 hour behind native time
The No. 22 Wolves sit in Pool B with No. 16 Canada, No. 35 Brazil and No. 41 Trinidad and Tobago. Pool A consists of No. 7 Argentina, No. 26 Chile, No. 31 Mexico and No. 42 Peru. USA begins PAG competitors with Trinidad and Tobago, an opponent they final confronted on the 2022 Pan American Cup (PAC), and narrowly defeated 4-3. Subsequent, they’ll play Canada who additionally they performed on the 2022 PAC however fell 1-3 within the bronze medal sport. Brazil is their last pool sport and a squad they haven’t seen because the 2019 3 Nations Invitational in Spain. In that contest, USA went on to win 6-3.
In 2019, the Wolves medaled on the competitors for the primary time in 24 years after defeating Chile, 2-1, and bringing residence bronze.
The winner of the boys’s 2023 PAG qualifies for the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games. The groups that are available in second and third will probably be positioned in an FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifier in January 2024.
For extra info on the 2023 Pan American Video games, go to the occasion web page.
* All choices to the 2023 U.S. Pan American Crew are topic to approval by the USA Olympic & Paralympic Committee.
