billy bob joe
Darryl Sittler with 18 hat tricks
Lasith Malinga of Sri Lanka has taken most hat-tricks in ODI; total three hat-tricks, against South Africa, Kenya and Australia.
Wayne Gretzky recorded 10 hat tricks in a season twice in the 1980's. That was the record and I doubt anyone has broken it.
Steven Stamkos
Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Gretzky
H. H. Stephenson took three wickets in a row playing for England against Hallam, in 1858. He was given a hat for his performance; this is the first recording of any use of the term "hat trick" or the actual idea of a hat for three consecutive successes.
Ryan Smyth
Ryan Smyth
Wayne Gretzky holds the record for most hat tricks in a season, in a career and in the playoffs for a career.Most three-or-more goal games (hat trick), one season: 10(done twice) in 1981-82 and 1983-84Most three-or-more goal games, career: 50 -- 37 three-goal (hat trick) games; nine four-goal games; four five-goal gamesMost three-or-more goals games (hat trick), playoffs, career: 10 -- eight three-goal games; two four-goal games.
Teemu Selanne