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, he profiles Puerto Rico’s women’s team winning the 2025 IIHF Women’s 3x3 Series in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Lee M.J. Elias calls Puerto Rico’s 5-1 loss to host Argentina in the preliminary round of 2025 IIHF Women’s 3X3 Series on Nov. 17 a blessing in disguise.

“It really taught us what we needed to learn quickly,” the Puerto Rico coach said. “I told the team ahead of the tournament, ‘Look, we have the talent, but we do not have the tactics, and we're going to have to learn them.’”

Puerto Rico applied the lessons learned four days later, when it rallied from a 5-2 deficit in the closing minutes to defeat Argentina 7-6 in overtime to w

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