From gifting a hat to tossing them onto the rink, a history of hat tricks in sports

Hat tricks have a rich history in hockey, but it didn't start there. For NPR's Word of the Week, we trace the term's some 150-year-history and why it's particularly special on the hockey rink.
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Gorbatenko hat trick sends Badgers to Frozen Four

Wisconsin's Kelly Gorbatenko hat trick sent the Badgers to the Frozen Four in a 6-0 victory over Quinnipiac on Saturday.
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Women’s Hockey: Murdoch hat trick lifts UConn after overtime heartbreak

A packed home weekend brought both heartbreak and redemption for the UConn women’s ice hockey team to close out the regular season.
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Alex Young's first hat trick lifts Gladiators past Ghost Pirates

DULUTH — The Atlanta Gladiators defeated the Savannah Ghost Pirates 7-4 in ECHL ice hockey on Tuesday night at Gas South Arena. Alex Young recorded his first career hat trick and his second career ...

U.S. sled hockey eyes golden hat trick vs. Canada

After the U.S. men's and women's hockey teams captured Olympic gold by clipping Canada in the gold medal finals, the rivalry ...
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Another overturned Seattle Kraken hat trick begs question: Where do the hats go?

For the second time this year, Kraken fans whipped off their hats and said goodbye, only to immediately find out a hat trick was no good. So what happens to ...