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

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.

Nikolaj Ehlers' hat trick boosts Hurricanes past Canucks

Nikolaj Ehlers collected a hat trick on Wednesday, powering the Eastern Conference-leading Carolina Hurricanes to a 6-4 ...

Lamine Yamal Says He Will Gift Match Ball From Milestone Hat-Trick to His Mom

Lamine Yamal has revealed he will gift his first ever match ball to his mother after the Barcelona superstar scored a ...

Another overturned Seattle Kraken hat trick begs question: Where do the hats go?

For the second time this year, Kraken fans whipped off their hats and said goodbye, only to immediately find out a hat trick was no good. So what happens to all those hats?
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Hat tricks with no hats? Bruins get a double hat trick without a normal flurry of hats

The last time a double hat trick was scored in a Boston Bruins game was in 1964. The opponent? The New York Rangers. The last time the Bruins scored a hat trick came back on April 5th last season, ...