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A Gordie Howe hat trick is a variation on ice hockey's hat-trick. It is accomplished when a player collects a goal, an assist, and a fight in the same game. It is named after Hall of Famer Gordie Howe.
The term was coined by a 1950s New York sportswriter, although Howe himself accomplished the feat only twice in his five-decade career.[1] Howe's son Marty once remarked, "The Gordie Howe hat trick should really be a goal, an assist and a cross-check to the face. That might be more accurate."[2]
- ^ "Six-time NHL MVP Gordie Howe celebrates 80th birthday with family". thehockeynews.com. Canadian Press. March 30, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ Fox, Luke (June 10, 2016). "The great myth of the Gordie Howe hat trick". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved April 23, 2020.