Gordie Howe hat trick
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English
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Etymology
[edit]From Gordie Howe + hat trick. Named for Gordie Howe (1928-2016), considered one of the all-time best ice hockey players, but known for his tendency to fight.
Noun
[edit]Gordie Howe hat trick (plural Gordie Howe hat tricks)
- (Canada and US, ice hockey) The triple achievement of a goal, an assist for a goal, and participation in a fight, within a single game.
- 1989 December 17, “North Stars Snap Road Slump 4-3”, in St. Paul Pioneer Press, retrieved 21 Sept. 2013:
- "Basil got a ‘Gordie Howe hat trick’," Dave Gagner said. "He scored a goal, got an assist on the winner and got into a fight. A hell of a fight!"
- 1996 November 23, Rick Sadowski, “Severyn has starring role as AVs trip up Islanders”, in Rocky Mountain News, retrieved 21 Sept. 2013:
- "Last February against Anaheim," Severyn said . . . "I got a Gordie Howe hat trick that night. You know, a goal, a fight and an assist."
- 2010 October 20, Fluto Shinzawa, “Lucic settles a score and Bruins capitalize”, in Boston Globe, retrieved 21 Sept. 2013:
- The assist came in the first period. . . . The goal came later in the first. . . . Then in the third, to complete the Gordie Howe hat trick, the fight just happened, said Milan Lucic.