From gifting a hat to tossing them onto the rink, a history of hat tricks in sports - Peer2Peer

From gifting a hat to tossing them onto the rink, a history of hat tricks in sports

Feb 11, 2026

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.(Image credit: Bruce Bennett)

https://www.npr.org/2026/02/11/nx-s1-5708925/hat-trick-olympics-hockey-history

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