By Emily Simanskis, For The Miami Student
With 1:30 remaining in the third period of the last home regular season hockey game, Steve “Coach” Cady Arena thundered with rhythmic chanting.
“Thank you seniors” echoed throughout the stands as the 3,200-person, sold-out crowd joined together Saturday night to thank the nine graduating RedHawks.
Giant cutouts of the senior players’ faces lined the glass of the student section during Saturday’s warm-ups, taunting the Colorado College players after their stinging 3-0 loss Friday night.
After a video of Miami hockey parents thanking the fans and players for their four years as part of the organization, the seniors -— Jay Williams, Sean Kuraly, Taylor Richart, Kevin Morris, Matthew Caito, Alex Gacek, Chris Joyaux, Andrew Schmit and Michael Mooney — took the ice one by one.