Meaning & use
Gordie Howe hat trick
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Meaning
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In ice hockey, a player's achievement of scoring a goal, getting an assist, and fighting in the same game.
Grammar: Countable; used with 'a' or in the plural: 'He recorded two Gordie Howe hat tricks last season.'
Patterns
- score a Gordie Howe hat trick
- record a Gordie Howe hat trick
- get a Gordie Howe hat trick
The young forward scored a goal, added an assist, and dropped the gloves, completing a Gordie Howe hat trick.
Fans cheered when the veteran defenseman earned a Gordie Howe hat trick in the playoff game.
Word forms
| plural | Gordie Howe hat tricks |
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Common combinations
- complete a Gordie Howe hat trick
- He completed a Gordie Howe hat trick with a fight in the third period.
- record a Gordie Howe hat trick
- She recorded a Gordie Howe hat trick in just her second NHL game.
- earn a Gordie Howe hat trick
- The captain earned a Gordie Howe hat trick during the rivalry match.
- Gordie Howe hat trick watch
- The commentators were on Gordie Howe hat trick watch after he scored and assisted.
Practice
What does a player need to do to get a Gordie Howe hat trick?
Choose one answer.
A Gordie Howe hat trick requires a goal, an assist, and a fight in the same game. Scoring three goals is a regular hat trick, not a Gordie Howe one.
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