Carolina Hurricanes fans were chanting Sebastian Aho’s name Tuesday at PNC Arena.
That was a rarity. But so was a rookie scoring a hat trick.
Aho, 19, became the first Hurricanes rookie since Erik Cole in December 2001 to score three goals in a game as the Canes beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-1 to end a five-game losing streak. The Finnish forward was the youngest in franchise history to do it, and also added an assist for a four-point night.
Named the game’s first star, Aho heard the fans’ chants during a postgame interview at the bench.