Is there a Hat Trick in Hockey?

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Whenever you see fans littering the ice with hats while watching a hockey game, you can understand that a hat trick has occurred. While questions remain about how this convention started, fans enjoy a hat trick because it gives them a chance to become involved in the action. Fans witnessing a hat trick while watching a hockey game provide excitement because it is very difficult feat for a player to achieve.

What are the types of hat tricks in Hockey?

For people new to hockey, some of the terminology may be a bit confusing. If you are looking to pick up hockey, or a spectator looking for a little clarification on hat trick in hockey, read on. You can probably figure out what is hat trick in hockey and its types. There are almost 3 types of hat trick in hockey.

•  A regular hat trick is three goals scored by the same player in a game including overtime but not a shoot out.
•  A natural hat trick is three goals scored by the same player in a row without goals being scored in between by other players.
• A Gordie Howe Hat Trick is an unofficial stat when a player scores a goal, has an assist, and gets into a fight in the same game.

But why people are calling this as a hat trick is when this happens the fans will throw hats onto the air for the player’s accomplishment.

What is the history of hat trick in hockey?

As with many sports traditions, the true origins of the hat trick are a mystery. A likely explanation is that fans celebrating a three-goal performance were literally interpreting the phrase, "I take my hat off to him." But the true story is that hockey borrowed the hat trick from cricket. The point is that sometime in the 19th century, a bowler for an English team took three wickets with consecutive balls which is a rare and remarkable "trick" and then he was awarded a new hat by the team in honour of the accomplishment. Later, once a player by the name of olli ogalthorpe scored 4 goals in hockey and the fans threw all kinds of hats, food, beverages, etc on the ice in appreciation of a great game. From then on people throw hats onto the air after the third goal to honour the player.

Who holds the record in Hat Tricks ?

• Wayne Gretzky holds nearly every NHL scoring record, including the records for most hat tricks. He scored three or more goals in a game 50 times over the course of his career. He holds the record for most hat tricks in a season, as he scored at least three goals 10 times in the 1981-82 and 1983-84 seasons. He also recorded 10 hat tricks in playoff games during his career, which remains a record.
• Mike Bossy and Mario Lemieux both had nine three-goal games in a single season.
• Bill Mosienko in 1951-52, scored three goals in 21 seconds in the third period of a game against the New York Rangers. This remains the fastest hat trick in history.

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