Field Hockey Canada, in collaboration with Field Hockey Alberta and the Pan American Hockey Federation, is set to host the 2024 Indoor Pan American Cup at the Seven Chiefs Sportsplex & Jim Starlight Centre on the Tsuut’ina Nation. Taking place from March 19 to 22, 2024, this event will spotlight the premier indoor hockey talent from across the Pan American region.
The last time Canada hosted the Indoor Pan American Championships was in 2005 in Waterloo, Ontario. Since then, the event has taken place in Argentina, Venezuela, Uruguay, Guyana, and in 2021, it was held in Pennsylvania, USA. Canada’s men’s team last qualified for the Indoor World Cup in 2015, and the women’s team achieved a record eighth place at the 2023 FIH Indoor World Cup in South Africa.
Indoor hockey originated in Europe as an alternative way to practice hockey during the winter months when it was too cold to play the sport outdoors. Over the years, the game has evolved into the fast, skillful, and action-packed version of field hockey we know today, with countries worldwide playing the sport year-round.