Meaning of Gordie Howe hat trick | Babel Free

Definitions

The triple achievement of a goal, an assist for a goal, and participation in a fight, within a single game.

Canada, US

Examples

“"Basil got a ‘Gordie Howe hat trick’," Dave Gagner said. "He scored a goal, got an assist on the winner and got into a fight. A hell of a fight!"”

“"Last February against Anaheim," Severyn said . . . "I got a Gordie Howe hat trick that night. You know, a goal, a fight and an assist."”

“The assist came in the first period. . . . The goal came later in the first. . . . Then in the third, to complete the Gordie Howe hat trick, the fight just happened, said Milan Lucic.”

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