Gordie Howe hat trick
In ice hockey, a Gordie Howe hat trick is a variation on the hat-trick, wherein a player scores a goal, records an assist, and gets in a fight all in one game. It is named after Gordie Howe, well known for his skill at both scoring and fighting.
The Gordie Howe hat trick is not an official statistic. Its conception is relatively recent; The Hockey News has statistics on it only since the 1996–97 NHL season. The Detroit Red Wings, San Jose Sharks, Calgary Flames, Nashville Predators, Edmonton Oilers, Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins, Vancouver Canucks, Montreal Canadiens, and the Chicago Blackhawks are the only NHL franchises that record their Gordie Howe hat tricks. The New Jersey Devils and Carolina Hurricanes became the latest franchise to record such a feat when Devil's forward Adam Henrique recorded the Gordie Howe hat trick at Scotiabank Saddledome against the Calgary Flames on January 10, 2012 and Hurricane's defenseman Jay Harrison recorded the Gordie Howe hat trick at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on January 12, 2012. Furthermore, Boston Bruins' Center, Gregory Campell, accomplished this feat on January 19th, 2012 as part of a decisive late-game victory over the New Jersey Devils.
The first known Gordie Howe hat trick was achieved by Hall of Famer Harry Cameron of the Toronto St. Pats on December 22, 1920.[1] The namesake of the achievement, Gordie Howe, achieved a Gordie Howe hat trick twice in his NHL career. Howe got his first Gordie Howe Hat Trick on October 11, 1953 when he fought the Toronto Maple Leafs' Fernie Flaman, assisted on Red Kelly's goal, and scored his own. His second happened on March 21, 1954, once again versus the Maple Leafs. Howe scored the opening goal, assisted on two Ted Lindsay goals, and fought Ted "Teeder" Kennedy.[2]
Rick Tocchet is the Gordie Howe hat trick leader, with 17 recorded efforts.[3]
A double Gordie Howe hat trick occurred on Jan 10, 2012. Adam Henrique fought Jarome Iginla and Iginla recorded 1G 2A while Henrique recorded 1G 1A. It happened previously on Mar 9, 2010. Fedor Tyutin fought Ryan Getzlaf and Tyutin recorded 1G 2A while Getzlaf recorded 1G 1A. On January 23rd, 2012 Kyle Clifford of the Los Angeles Kings recorded a Gordie Howe hat trick in a game against the Ottawa Senators.
[edit] References
- ^ Duplacey, James; Zweig, Eric (2010). Official Guide to the Players of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Firefly Books. p. 81. ISBN 1-55407-662-5.
- ^ Going inside the “Gordie Howe Hat Trick”
- ^ The NHL without Brendan Shanahan is sadly now a reality
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