Gordie Howe hat trick
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In ice hockey, a Gordie Howe hat trick is a variation on the hat trick, wherein a player scores a goal, gets an assist, and participates in a fight in a single game. It is named after Gordie Howe, who was known for both his scoring ability and his truculence.
The Gordie Howe hat trick is not a widely recognized formal statistic. The San Jose Sharks, Calgary Flames, Nashville Predators, Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins and the Montreal Canadiens are the only teams in the NHL that record their franchise's Gordie Howe hat tricks.
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[edit] Records
Brendan Shanahan of the New York Rangers has unofficially recorded the most "Gordies" with nine, according to THN.[1]
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- On December 26, 1917, Harry Cameron completed the NHL's first Gordie Howe hat trick.
- On December 22, 1955, Gordie Howe's only one.
- On June 6, 2004, Jarome Iginla in game 3 of the finals when he fought Vincent Lecavalier.
- On January 23, 2006, Tie Domi, in his last year as a Leaf (and in the NHL), turned the trick at Scotiabank Place in Kanata, Ontario in a 4-3 loss to the Ottawa Senators. Domi scored at 8:09 of the second, assisted on a Kyle Wellwood tally at 11:37 of the third and fought Ottawa forward, Chris Neil at 17:05 of the final stanza.
- In 2006, Anaheim's Shane O'Brien, Ottawa's Patrick Eaves and Phoenix's Georges Laraque each recorded one.
- On January 6, 2007, San Jose Sharks defenceman Christian Ehrhoff got a Gordie Howe hat trick, against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Christian Ehrhoff helped Patrick Marleau open up the scoring, 4:22 into the first period. 3:24 later (7:46 into the period), Ehrhoff and Blue Jackets' defenseman, Ole-Kristian Tollefsen pummeled each other. 18:03 into the second period, Ehrhoff scored a goal, from Patrick Marleau, to put the San Jose Sharks up, 3-1. The Sharks won the game, 5-2. Ryan Clowe of the Sharks scored a regular hat trick and was named the first star. Patrick Marleau was named the second star, and Ehrhoff was the third star.
- On October 12, 2007, in only his 4th NHL game, Boston Bruins forward Milan Lucic assisted on a goal scored by Aaron Ward (5:56 into the second period). He fought the rugged, Latvian enforcer, Raitis Ivanans, of the Los Angeles Kings, 12:47 into the first period and scored a goal 15:19 into the third period. The Bruins won, 8-6. Boston's Phil Kessel scored a regular hat trick, his first career one.
- On November 10, 2007, New York Rangers' left wing Sean Avery recorded his 4th career Gordie Howe hat trick, this time at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario. After an infamous confrontation with Toronto Maple Leafs' right wing Darcy Tucker occurred during the warm up, the two eventually fought at center ice in the 1st period, 13:12 into the game. 1:43 into the second period, Sean Avery assisted on Brendan Shanahan's goal. 2:25 into the second period, Brendan Shanahan assisted on Sean Avery's goal. The Rangers won the game in a shootout, 3-2, on Marcel Hossa and Shanahan's shootout goals.
- On December 20, 2007, Sidney Crosby registered his first career Gordie Howe hat trick against the Boston Bruins at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston. Crosby assisted on Evgeni Malkin's opening tally 55 seconds into the game. At 8:26 into the game, Armstrong helped Sidney Crosby score for 2-0. At 11:53 of the first, Crosby assisted on Malkin's second. At 5:09 in the second period, Crosby dropped his gloves for the first time in the NHL with Boston defenseman Andrew Ference. The Penguins added a fourth, but the Bruins came back with 4 unanswered goals to tie the game. Pittsburgh won in a shootout, 5-4. Sidney Crosby was named the first star of the game.
- On December 22, 2007, Philadelphia Flyers centre Mike Richards recorded one against the Buffalo Sabres in Philadelphia. 11:13 into the first period, he fought Nathan Paetsch. In the second period he scored a shorthanded goal with 6:57 left and a powerplay goal with 27 seconds left. With 14:09 remaining in the final period, he aided Kimmo Timonen to take the lead. Thomas Vanek of the Buffalo Sabres scored with 8 seconds left in the game to tie it back up. In a shootout, he was denied by Ryan Miller. The Sabres went on to win the game on Ales Kotalik's shootout goal.
- On December 29th, 2007, New York Islanders defenceman Andy Sutton scored a goal 11:43 into the second period, which proved to be the game winner in a 5-2 win, assisted on Sean Bergenheim's goal at 15:02 of that period, and participated in a fight with Mike Rupp. This occurred at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, on Long Island, against the New Jersey Devils. Andy Sutton's efforts, alongside his plus-3 rating, earned him the game's first star selection. [2]
- On January 22, 2008, Montreal Canadiens' forward, Tom Kostopoulos scored just 14 seconds into an 8-2 win over their rivals, the Boston Bruins, in Montreal. 5:45 into the second period, Kostopoulos helped center Bryan Smolinski score his third goal of the season. 11:16 into the third period, Kostopoulos mixed it up with defenceman Shane Hnidy, receiving of 17 minutes of penalties. Tom Kostopoulos was rewarded for his goal, assist, 19 penalty minutes, 2 shots, and 9:56 minutes of ice time, by being named the first star of the game.
- On February 5, 2008 Jarome Iginla of the Calgary Flames fought Phoenix Coyotes' tough defenceman Ed Jovanovski, with 7:33 left in the first period. He then assisted on one of Dion Phaneuf's two consecutive goals, with 6:01 left in the game. Then, with just 9 seconds remaining, Iginla scored to tie the game, 3-3. The game continued into a shootout, where Iginla was the only man of six to score. This took place in the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, against the Phoenix Coyotes.
- On February 19, 2008 New York Rangers' center Brandon Dubinsky scored with 11:10 left in the first period, he then assisted on Sean Avery's goal, just 14 seconds after his own goal. Then, at 18:23, he squared off with Mike Komisarek of the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre. The Canadiens won 6-5 in a shootout.
- On February 21, 2008 Florida Panthers defenceman Steve Montador recorded a Gordie Howe hat trick against the Boston Bruins at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida. Montador fought Jeremy Reich 6:07 into the game, scored 9:32 into the second period, and then assisted on Florida's next goal at 12:11 (scored by Rostislav Olesz).
- On February 23, 2008, New York Rangers' left wing Sean Avery recorded his fifth career Gordie Howe hat trick. It occurred against the Buffalo Sabres, in Buffalo. At 19:58 in the first period he faced off with Patrick Kaleta in retaliation for a high hit that knocked Paul Mara out of the game. He had a secondary assist on Brandon Dubinsky's game-tying goal at 10:45 of the second period. Sean Avery later scored the game winning goal at 14:55 of the third. The Rangers won 4-3. Avery was named #1 star of the game.[3]
- On March 14, 2008 Buffalo Sabres' center/right wing Adam Mair recorded a Gordie Howe hat trick. It occurred in a 7-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in HSBC Arena in Buffalo. Mair scored the eventual game winning goal at the 5:06 mark of the first period. At 13:46 of the first, Mair recorded a primary assist on Paul Gaustad's goal, and recorded a secondary assist on Patrick Kaleta's goal at the 2:05 mark of the second period. At the 7:41 mark of the third period, Mair fought Tim Conboy in retaliation for a vicious hit that left Patrick Kaleta on the ice. Mair received 5 for fighting, Conboy received a 5 minute major for interference on Kaleta, 5 for fighting, and a 10 minute game misconduct. [4]
- On March 28, 2008 Randy Jones of the Philadelphia Flyers tallied a goal, an assist and a fight in a 5-4 shootout loss against the New Jersey Devils.
- On April 15, 2008 Washington Capitals defenceman Mike Green recorded a goal, an assist and a fight in a 6-3 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference Quarterfinal playoff series.
