what exactly is a hat trick?

Answer 1

A hat trick can be several things.

There is a hat trick in hockey, which is when a player scores three goals or more in a single game, in no particular order.

There is also a natural hat trick in hockey, which is when a player score three goals or more in a single game, but in a row (one after the other and another).

There is also something we like to call a Gordie Howe hat trick, which is scoring a goal, getting an assist and getting a fighting major, which is something that Mr. Hockey has done so many times.

In cricket, A hat-trick occurs in cricket when a bowler dismisses three batsmen with consecutive deliveries.

In marbles, a hat-trick occurs when a player hits all marbles in a single turn.

In soccer, A hat-trick occurs in football when a player scores three goals in a single game

In both codes of rugby football (rugby union and rugby league) a hat-trick is scored if a player scores three or more tries

When one batter strikes out three times in a single baseball game it is sometimes jokingly referred to as a hat trick. Four strikeouts in one game is referred to as a golden sombrero, five in one game is called a platinum sombrero, and six in one game is known as a Horn

Finally, in gaming, The Hat Trick is featured in Unreal Tournament 2004 Capture the Flag if one player captures the flag three times. These three captures need not be consecutive.



In hockey, a hat trick is called that because when a player scores three goals in a game, fans generally throw their hats onto the ice (usually for home teams) in recognition of this feat.

Answer 2

A hat trick applies to ice hockey when one player scores 3 or more goals in a single game. A hat trick is quite an accomplishment.

Answer 3

a hat trick is when someone scores 3 goals in a game

Answer 4

A Hat trick is when one player scores three time within a game.

Answer 5

1 player scoring 3 goals in 1 game

Answer 6

a hat trick is when you score 3 goals or tries even in one game of whatever sport your playing. People use the term in hockey, soccer and footy

Answer 7

In both field hockey and ice hockey a hat-trick is when a player scores three goals in a single game. The term was brought to ice hockey in the 1940s when Sammy Taft, a Toronto hatter, gave free hats to Maple Leafs players who scored three goals in a game. It is not certain whether he picked up this practice from cricket.

If a member of the home team in ice hockey scores a hat-trick, fans acknowledge it by throwing their own hats from the stands onto the ice, often causing a delay in play. In the mid-1990s, Florida Panthers fans celebrated goals (not just hat-tricks) by throwing plastic rats onto the ice, which were then cleaned up by men dressed in Orkin exterminator outfits. The history of this goes back to an incident in December of 1995, when Scott Mellanby scored what teammate John Vanbiesbrouck dubbed a "rat trick" after ridding the Panthers' locker room at Miami Arena of an unwanted rat with his stick on the same night he scored a pair of goals. When Mellanby scored a hat trick in a later game some fans threw plastic rats on the ice, mimicking the octopus thrown by Detroit Red Wings fans, and the practice soon became universal for Panthers home goals. The NHL later responded by banning the throwing of objects onto the ice by fans at the cost of a penalty for the home team, but specifically allowed the traditional throwing of hats to continue. This has been loosely enforced, however, as witnessed after the Nashville Predators' Paul Kariya scored a hat trick on April 18, 2006: two catfish were thrown on the ice and no penalty was given.

Former Blackhawk Bill Mosienko holds the NHL record for scoring the quickest hat trick. He scored 3 goals in 21 seconds against the New York Rangers on March 23, 1952.

The term natural hat trick refers to when a player scores three goals consecutively in a single game. The goals do not have to happen in the same period. Ryan Smyth of the Edmonton Oilers set an Edmonton Oilers record for the fastest natural hat trick by scoring three consecutive goals against the San Jose Sharks in 2 minutes, one second on October 12, 2006. Ryan Smyth beat Wayne Gretzky's previous Edmonton Oilers record by 17 seconds.

A player accomplishes a Gordie Howe hat trick by scoring a goal, getting an assist, and getting into a fight, all in the same game.

Mario Lemieux once accomplished what was unofficially referred to as a "Mario Lemieux hat trick" in 1993, by receiving radiation treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma the day of the game, and then scoring a goal and an assist that night against the Philadelphia Flyers. He has also recorded a "5-Goal Hat Trick" or the "Ultimate Hat Trick", in which he scored in all five possible game situations in one game. He scored on a Powerplay, shorthanded, even strength, penalty shot and an empty net goal. Lemieux is the only player to have done this in NHL history.

Answer 8

3 goals 1 game

Answer 9

a hat trick is when a player on the buffalo sabres or another team scores 3 goals and i guess its tradition to throw the hats out on the ice

Answer 10

when an ice hocky player scores 3 or more goals in a game, then the fans throw their hats on to the ice..when this happen @ the Shark tank the hats are collected and given to one of the homeless shelters to be given to people in need.