1 4 ▁World ▁Cup , ▁and ▁the ▁three ▁teams ▁not ▁qual ifying ▁through ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁South ▁American ▁Games ▁or ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Central ▁American ▁and ▁Car ib bean ▁Games ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Pan ▁American ▁Games ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁Canada . ▁Also , ▁the ▁top ▁ 6 ▁teams ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁Pan ▁American ▁Cup , ▁while ▁the ▁bottom ▁two ▁will ▁need ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁Pan ▁American ▁Challenge . ▁ ▁Argentina ▁won ▁the ▁tournament ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁after ▁defe ating ▁Canada ▁ 4 – 0 ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁As ▁they ▁had ▁already ▁secured ▁an ▁automatic ▁ber th ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁World ▁Cup ▁thanks ▁to ▁a ▁second - place ▁finish ▁at ▁the ▁World ▁League ▁Sem if inal ▁in ▁Joh or ▁Bah ru , ▁Malays ia , ▁their ▁qu ota ▁was ▁immediately ▁awarded ▁to ▁first ▁reserve ▁team ▁Korea . ▁ ▁Qual ification ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁the ▁Pan ▁American ▁Hockey ▁Federation ▁( PA H F ) ▁announced ▁a ▁new ▁qual ification ▁system ▁for ▁the ▁Men ' s ▁Pan ▁American ▁Cu ps , ▁recogn izing ▁the ▁differences ▁in ▁team ▁strength ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁playing ▁nations ▁and ▁the ▁remaining ▁associations . ▁The ▁top ▁six ▁nations ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Pan ▁American ▁Cup ▁now ▁will ▁qual ify ▁directly ▁with ▁the ▁remaining ▁two ▁sp ots ▁being ▁taken ▁at ▁the ▁newly ▁created ▁Pan ▁American ▁Challenge , ▁which ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁ 2