Gordie Howe hat trick

English Etymology From en Gordie Howe hat trick. Named for en Gordie Howe (1928–2016), considered one of the all-time best ice hockey players, but known for his tendency to fight. Noun Gordie Howe hat trick en Canada and US ice hockey The triple achievement of a goal, an assist for a goal, and participation in a fight, within a single game. en Dec 17 1989 North Stars Snap Road Slump 4-3 https://www.google.ca/search?gl=ca&pz=1&cf=all&ned=ca&hl=en&tbm=nws&as_q=%22Gordie%20Howe%20hat%20trick%22&as_occt=any&as_drrb=b&as_mindate=1900&as_maxdate=1998&tbs=cdr%3A1%2Ccd_min%3A1900%2Ccd_max%3A1998&authuser=0#as_drrb=b&authuser=0&gl=ca&hl=en&q=%22Basil%20got%20a%20%60Gordie%20Howe%20hat%20trick%22&tbm=nws&tbs=cdr:1%2Ccd_min%3A1900%2Ccd_max%3A1998 St. Paul Pioneer Press 21 Sept. 2013 "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!" en Nov 23 1996 Rick Sadowski Severyn has starring role as AVs trip up Islanders http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=RM&p_theme=rm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB4E6B8955C32C0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Rocky Mountain News 21 Sept. 2013 "Last February against Anaheim," Severyn said . . . "I got a Gordie Howe hat trick that night. You know, a goal, a fight and an assist." https://web.archive.org/web/20160307130538/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=RM&p_theme=rm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB4E6B8955C32C0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM 7 March 2016 en Oct 20 2010 Fluto Shinzawa Lucic settles a score and Bruins capitalize http://www.boston.com/sports/hockey/bruins/articles/2010/10/20/lucic_settles_a_score_and_bruins_capitalize/ Boston Globe 21 Sept. 2013 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20101122233900/http://www.boston.com:80/sports/hockey/bruins/articles/2010/10/20/lucic_settles_a_score_and_bruins_capitalize/ 22 November 2010 en eponyms