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The term hat trick started in cricket. Specifically, a match between the All-England cricket team and the Hallam XI at Sheffield's Hyde Park ground, during which HH Stephenson of the All-England XI took three wickets in three balls. It was customary at the time for outstanding sporting feats to be rewarded by a collection - and the proceeds were used to buy a hat, which was then presented to Stephenson. The tradition of throwing hats onto the ice when a player scores a third goal in ice-hockey reportedly started with a 1940s Toronto haberdasher who used to give Maple Leaf hockey players free hats when they scored three goals in a game.
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BlakeSammy Taft scored 4 goals against the Toronto Maple Leafs on January 26, 1946. He wanted to buy a hat from Chicago Blackhawks forawrd Alex Kaleta but didn't have the money, so he made a deal that if he scored 3 goals, he would get a free hat, according to both legend and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hat_trick#Hockey.
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What do you call 3 goals in hockey?
Cap trick A hat trick.
What is the first hat-trick so far in the 2010 world cup?
Gonzalo Higuain is the first player to score a hat-trick in 2010 fifa world cup. He scored hat-trick against Korea republic.
What is it called when a hockey player scores 4 goals in one game?
A really good night! A hat trick is three goals.
Who was the last penguins defenseman to get a hat trick?
Paul Coffey
Who scored the 1st hat trick in the NHL?
Nicolas flanders
