Posted: 4/26/2003 11:11:43 PM EDT
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One of you hockey fans know this. Is it 3 by the same team, or 3 by the same guy???? Is it true that the origin is from some hatter who would give one to whoever scored 3 in a row? |
| In ice hockey circles, the term is generally accepted to derive from the habit of a Toronto haberdasher presenting a new hat to any three-goal scorer in Maple Leaf Gardens - although it is also said that the originator was the Biltmore Hat Company, who sponsored the Guelph Biltmores of the Ontario Hockey League. In truth, it seems to originate from the English game of Cricket and refers to a bowler taking three wickets with three successive balls - a very unusual achievement. Similar to the ice hockey version of events, the 19th century custom of a cricket club awarding a new club hat to mark the success, gave rise to the phrase which was first recorded in print in the 1858. |
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3 by same player in one game. a 'natural' hat trick is when a single players scores 3 goals without anyone else scoring in between. as a 3-goal game is very rare, it is common practice for the fans, as a sign of respect, to throw their hats on to the ice when this occurs. here endeth the lesson. |