2007-09-20 06:39:11 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Hockey
actually its an offshoot from cricket
- "The feat of a bowler who takes three wickets by three successive balls: originally considered to entitle him to be presented by his club with a new hat or some equivalent."
they just changed it to goals instead for hockey...
2007-09-20 06:52:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
This is a direct cut and paste from wikipedia:
"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. 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".
2007-09-21 15:36:47 · answer #2 · answered by nytebreid 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CloudCity is 100% correct.
The custom of throwing hats onto the ice to celebrate a player scoring a hat trick has been around since the 50s and 60s, but the term "hat trick" is far older than that.
2007-09-20 08:37:12 · answer #3 · answered by Navigator 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's an amazing feet to get three goals in one game, so amazing its like magic. It originated from the oldest of magic tricks, pulling something out of there hat, or a Hat trick.
2007-09-20 11:44:02 · answer #4 · answered by cole j 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
people threw there hat's on the ice after the 3rd goal scored.
2007-09-20 06:42:42 · answer #5 · answered by m d 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋