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Family members fighting cancer honored during emotional 'Pink the Rink' night

Simon Asher | The Daily Wildcat Arizona's Justin Plumhoff and Head Coach Chad Berman hold up a jersey honoring Plumhoff's mother and her fight with cancer. All jerseys worn by Arizona were pink to honor those with cancer.

While there was a hockey game going on at the Tucson Convention Center, it was not the main story of the night.

For the fourth year in a row, the team executed their "Pink the Rink" night where all who have battled cancer are honored and remembered. All but a handful of Wildcat players were selected to wear custom pink jerseys with the name plate stitched with name that wasn't their own, but rather someone affected by cancer.