William Douglas has been writing The Color of Hockey blog since 2012. Douglas joined NHL.com in 2019 and writes about people of color in the sport. Today, as part of NHL.com's celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, he profiles Peru’s men’s hockey team, which won the silver medal in Men’s Division III in its debut at the 2025 Amerigol LATAM Cup.

Winning silver has been gold for Peru’s men’s hockey team after its debut at the 2025 Amerigol LATAM Cup.

“A lot of persons, Peruvians, born in Canada and the United States are sending messages to our Instagram saying, ‘Hey, I’m Peruvian, too, I want to play next year,” said Christian Clement, captain of the Peruvian squad that earned a silver medal in men’s Division III at the LATAM Cup. “A lot of persons want our jersey. We have to produce a ne

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