▁obtain ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁ber th s ▁at ▁the ▁World ▁Cup ▁Qual ifiers . ▁ ▁Canada ▁won ▁the ▁tournament ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁after ▁defe ating ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ 2 – 1 ▁in ▁the ▁final , ▁ear ning ▁an ▁automatic ▁ber th ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁World ▁Cup . ▁ ▁U mp ires ▁Below ▁are ▁the ▁ 1 1 ▁u mp ires ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Pan ▁American ▁Hockey ▁Federation : ▁ ▁S ale em ▁A aron ▁( USA ) ▁Diego ▁Bar bas ▁( AR G ) ▁Brian ▁Bur rows ▁( B AR ) ▁Fernando ▁G ome z ▁( AR G ) ▁John ▁H ry ts ak ▁( C AN ) ▁Edu ardo ▁L iz ana ▁( ES P ) ▁Daniel ▁L ope z ▁Ram os ▁( UR U ) ▁Albert ▁Marc ano ▁( T RI ) ▁G us ▁S ot eri ades ▁( USA ) ▁Nathan ▁St ag no ▁( G IB ) ▁Ar ut uro ▁Vas quez ▁Ser rano ▁( ME X ) ▁ ▁Results ▁All ▁times ▁are ▁Chile ▁Day light ▁Time ▁( UTC − 0 3 : 0 0 ) ▁ ▁First ▁round ▁ ▁Pool ▁A ▁ ▁Pool ▁B ▁ ▁Fif th ▁to ▁e ighth ▁place ▁classification ▁▁ 5 – 8 th ▁place ▁semi - final s ▁ ▁Se vent h ▁place ▁game ▁ ▁Fif th ▁place ▁game ▁ ▁First ▁to ▁fourth ▁place ▁classification ▁ ▁Sem i - final s ▁ ▁Third ▁place ▁game ▁ ▁Final ▁ ▁Statistics ▁ ▁Final ▁stand ings ▁▁ ▁Qual ified ▁for ▁the