Argentina won the tournament for the second time after defeating Canada 4–0 in the final.

[2] As they had already secured an automatic berth at the 2014 World Cup thanks to a second-place finish at the World League Semifinal in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, their quota was immediately awarded to first reserve team Korea.

[3] In early 2011 the Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF) announced a new qualification system for the Men's Pan American Cups, recognizing the differences in team strength of the top playing nations and the remaining associations.

[4] The top six nations at the 2009 Pan American Cup now will qualify directly with the remaining two spots being taken at the newly created Pan American Challenge, which was held in 2011 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

[5] Uruguay and Trinidad and Tobago faced traveling hurdles that required to alter the competition schedule.