Wendy Thomas once watched Erik Cole play college hockey at Clarkson (N.Y.) University while she was attending Cornell, then followed Cole’s NHL career with the Carolina Hurricanes.
On Sunday, Thomas and Cole were together — on the PNC Arena ice, in the Canes’ annual Alumni Game.
Thomas was the goaltender for the Black team and Cole an attacking forward for the White. Cole, ever the competitor, had a couple of goals in the game but Thomas a couple of nice stops on Cole as the Black took a 12-9 victory.
“It was a lot of fun, getting to play a lot of hockey and hang out with some awesome people for a good cause,” said Thomas, a former Raleigh resident and season-ticket holder who now lives in Seattle.