What is a “hat trick”?
As defined, a hat trick in ice hockey is three goals scored by one player in one game. Hat tricks can also occur in soccer. In baseball, a hat trick is a series of a base-hit, a two base-hit, a three-base hit and a home run achieved in any order by one player in one game. Ice hockey fans customarily throw their hats onto the ice to show appreciation to the player scoring the hat trick. For more history of the hat trick, see the “About” web page.
