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Gordie Howe hat trick

Gordie Howe on an early Chex hockey card

A Gordie Howe hat trick is a variation on ice hockey's hat-trick. It is accomplished when a player collects a goal, an assist, and a fight in the same game. It is named after Hall of Famer Gordie Howe.

The term was coined by a 1950s New York sportswriter, although Howe himself accomplished the feat only twice in his five-decade career.[1] Howe's son Marty once remarked, "The Gordie Howe hat trick should really be a goal, an assist and a cross-check to the face. That might be more accurate."[2]

  1. ^ "Six-time NHL MVP Gordie Howe celebrates 80th birthday with family". thehockeynews.com. Canadian Press. 30 March 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  2. ^ Fox, Luke (10 June 2016). "The great myth of the Gordie Howe hat trick". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 23 April 2020.