From gifting a hat to tossing them onto the rink, a history of hat tricks in sports

Hat tricks have a rich history in hockey, but it didn't start there. For NPR's Word of the Week, we trace the term's some 150-year-history and why it's particularly special on the hockey rink.
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Hat tricks with no hats? Bruins get a double hat trick without a normal flurry of hats

The last time a double hat trick was scored in a Boston Bruins game was in 1964. The opponent? The New York Rangers. The last time the Bruins scored a hat trick came back on April 5th last season, ...

Another overturned Seattle Kraken hat trick begs question: Where do the hats go?

For the second time this year, Kraken fans whipped off their hats and said goodbye, only to immediately find out a hat trick was no good. So what happens to all those hats?
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NHL EDGE stats behind record 31 hat tricks in January

NHL.com's fantasy staff continues to cover the latest trends and storylines in the League through the lens of NHL EDGE puck and player tracker stats. Today, we identify key advanced metrics behind the ...
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From gifting a hat to tossing them onto the rink, a history of hat tricks in sports

Hat tricks have a rich history in hockey, but it didn't start there. For NPR's Word of the Week, we trace the term's some 150-year-history and why... From gifting a hat to tossing them onto the rink, ...