And it is that the objective of the representatives of hockey from Baja California is to win a place in the tricolor that will seek to reach the Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador and the Pan American Games in Santiago, both in 203, being part of the Olympic process en route to Paris 2024.

“It was a very good tournament for the three of us, a warm-up that helps us for the competitions to come and to continue to prepare us a little more, all the matches were even, it helped us a lot”, said “Sebas”. Sandoval, who will travel to England in September for the new 2022-23 season.

Xavier Ortiz, who never ceases to dream of wearing the national colors, underlined that he had a great experience in the Ontario region, where Olympic and World Cup players came to be present at the Toronto Cup , which is played in clubs.

“This whole process serves as a warm-up for us”, commented André Benedith, “the truth is something very useful in our preparation because we play at a very high level, playing with experienced people is different from playing at national level here in Mexico “.

Indeed, this weekend, “Sebas” Sandoval, André Benedith and “Paco” Aguilar returned to Canada to play the 14th Surinder Lyons Cup in Surrey, in the Vancouver metropolitan area, where they will defend the colors of the Yuba Brothers between August 26 and 28.

After fulfilling the commitment in Canada, the Baja Californians will be present at the traditional Copa Indios in Guadalajara, next September, where they are the current finalists after falling in the final against the Mexican national team, with “Sebas” Sandoval in their ranks. .