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Amerigol LATAM Cup

Puerto Rico
Association	Puerto Rico Ice Hockey Association
Head coach	Paul Cohen
Captain	Scott Vargas
Top scorer	Scott Vargas (10)
Most points	Scott Vargas &; Dennis Ruppe (15)
Team colors
IIHF code	PUR
Ranking
Current IIHF	NR (27 May 2024)
First international
	Puerto Rico 5–3 Argentina; (Coral Springs, United States; October 14, 2021)
Biggest win
	Puerto Rico 9–2 Brazil; (Farmers Branch, United States; March 25, 2022); Puerto Rico 8–1 Brazil; (Coral Springs, United States; September 15, 2022)
Biggest defeat
	Jamaica 11–2 Puerto Rico; (New York City, United States; June 7, 2024)
Amerigol LATAM Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2021)
Best result	1st (2022)
International record (W–L–T)
	14–14–0

The Puerto Rico national ice hockey team (Spanish: Selección de hockey sobre hielo de Puerto Rico) is the national men's ice hockey team of Puerto Rico. The team is controlled by the Puerto Rico Ice Hockey Association and has been an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) since September 29, 2022.^[2] Puerto Rico is currently not ranked in the IIHF World Ranking and has not entered in any IIHF World Championship events, but played in the Amerigol LATAM Cup since 2019.

History

Puerto Rico made its international debut in 2019 at the Amerigol LATAM Cup, which took place in Coral Springs, Florida, United States. Puerto Rico entered the Division 2 tournament and played four unofficial games against clubs and "B" teams, but these games did not count towards Puerto Rico's official international record.^[3] They defeated Argentina "B" (11–2), then Colombia "B" (5–2), and Brazil "B" (6–0). In the Amerigol LATAM Cup Division 2 final, they lost 6–2 to the Falkland Islands selection team, known as the "Rest of the World", and were awarded a silver medal after finishing in second place.^[4]

In 2021, the national team played in the Amerigol LATAM Cup Division 1 tournament, losing 5–4 to the Mexico Selects team. Later that same day, they defeated Argentina, 5–3,^[5] which was Puerto Rico's first official international game against another national team.^[3] In the semi-finals, they defeated the Mexico Selects team, 6–2. They once again won a silver medal after losing 5–1 to Colombia in the final.^[6]

On September 18, 2022, the national team finished first in Division 1 at the 2022 Amerigol LATAM Cup after defeating Argentina 4–3 in the final.^[7] Eleven days later, Puerto Rico officially became a new member of the IIHF.^[8]

Tournament record

Amerigol LATAM Cup

Year	Host	Result	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L
2019	Coral Springs	Participated unofficially in Division 2
2020		Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021		2nd place (Division 1)	4	2	0	0	2
2022		1st place (Division 1)	6	4	0	0	2
2023		did not participate
Total		2/5	14	9	0	0	5