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.

These unlikely hat-tricks in European cups

The hat-trick by Federico Valverde against Manchester City reminded us of one thing: in European Cups, the heroes are not always the ones we expect.From lightning-fast hat-tricks to feats by ...

Alexis Lafreniere's hat trick leads Rangers over Flames 4-0

NEW YORK (AP) — Rangers forward Alexis Lafreniere got his second career hat trick and Jonathan Quick stopped 21 shots as the ...
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Hat tricks with no hats? Bruins get a double hat trick without a normal flurry of hats

The last time a double hat trick was scored in a Boston Bruins game was in 1964. The opponent? The New York Rangers. The last time the Bruins scored a hat trick came back on April 5th last ...

Valverde scores hat-trick as Madrid beat City, PSG defeat Chelsea

Federico Valverde scored a hat-trick to lead Real Madrid to a dominant 3-0 win against Manchester City on Wednesday in the ...
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These unlikely hat-tricks in European cups | OneFootball

Federico Valverde’s hat-trick against Manchester City was a reminder of one thing: in European Cups, the heroes are not ...