Having scored nine goals in a hockey game, Chase Bass was signed to a contract Thursday by the Carolina Hurricanes in a hastily called news conference at PNC Arena.
“We were able to sign one of the top free agents out there on the market,” general manager Ron Francis said before helping Bass into a Hurricanes jersey and cap.
Chase will have to wait a few years to play with the Canes. He’s 7 years old and still has some growing to do. His “contract” was an honorary one.
Chase and his family were at PNC Arena as part of a visit arranged by the Make-A-Wish Eastern North Carolina.