Fans and players alike took the Internet to share their feelings about Cahoon's departure.
UMass Coach Don "toot" Cahoon, cracks a smile during practice before a January, 2012 game at Fenway Park.Recent Conn Smythe winner Jonathan Quick, former UMass radio announcer Don Moorhouse and NESN personality Eric Frede were among those to express support via Twitter for Toot Cahoon, who stepped down as the head coach of the UMass hockey team Tuesday.
The response Cahoon's departure elicited from the Twitter community was overwhelmingly in his favor, with most saying they were sad to see him go.
Below is an aggregation of some of the tweets from fans and players.