What is a 'natural' hat trick?

Answer 1

A natural hat trick is one player scoring three goals in succession in one game. It doesnt matter what period they come in as long as there are no goals in between. It could happen with 1 in the first, second or third and be a natural hat trick, or they can come all in one period.

Hockey
In both field hockey and ice hockey a hat-trick is when a player scores three goals in a game. Although people may consider a hat trick as three goals scored in a row, this is commonly confused with a natural hat trick (below). 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. This custom was started in Guelph, Ontario when the Guelph Mad Hatters, sponsored by Biltmore Hats. Mr. Biltmore would throw his tophat onto the ice for the player that scored 3 goals. Fans soon followed his lead and offering their hats to the player as well. 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.

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. While this description has remained popular, it doesn't satisfy the conditions of a hat trick.

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. Calgary Flames star Jarome Iginla came close on February 23, 2003 against the Phoenix Coyotes. He scored on a powerplay, shorthanded, even strength, and empty net goal, but Lemieux is the only player to score the "Ultimate Hat Trick" in NHL history.

Answer 2

I don't know if this is a natural hat trick or if what I'm about to say is something even rarer, but I always thought a natural hat trick was when a player scored 3 consecutive goals in the same period.

Answer 3

A natural hat trick is where the same player scores 3 goals in one period of play! A regular hat trick is where the same player scores 3 goals in a game.

Answer 4

A natural hat trick is when a player score three goals in a row, all in the SAME period, without anyone scoring in between. (Yes, yes yes...It must be the SAME period!)

Example:
a) period 1: John, Mike, John, John - NOT a natural hat trick, just a hat trick
b) period 1: Mike, John, John, John - a nautral hat trick because John scored all three goals in a row, uninterrupted

Answer 5

there is a modified version- the Vancouver Canucks 2006-2007 Natural Hat-Trick. It's when the team scores at least one goal a game, three games in a row.


I'd love to see that!!!

Answer 6

Denbarn has the correct answer.. 3 goals in the same period by the same player is considered a "natural" hat trick. If the 3 goals are scored in different periods, it is only called a "hat trick".A known term by all hockey "nuts"... Go Sharks!!!!

Answer 7

Larry m answered this so I'll just add a "Gordie Howe" hat trick to your vocab--it's a goal, an assist and a fight in a game. Namely becasue Gordie Howe was a top scorer and tough as nails. Think Brendan Shanahan's toughness and scoring combo but at a Jagr level.

Answer 8

a 'natural' hat trick is when a player scores three goals in a row during a game with no one else scoring in between them. (In other words, he has scored the last three goals)

Answer 9

When an individual player scores 3 consecutive goals in a game.

Answer 10

3 goals in a row by the same player in one game