On Oct 14,  0:15, [log in to unmask] wrote:
>Northeastern came from behind three times before beating St Lawrence 4-3
>mostly on Sophomore Mike Ryan's natural "Hat Trick" in the third period.
>
> [snip}
>
>4-3rd-01:53-NU-PowerP-Ryan--------------------------Mischler, Mike
Jozefowicz
>5-3rd-11:48-SLU-PowerP-Jim Lorentz---------------Ray DiLauro
>6-3rd-12:10-NU-Even-Ryan------------------------------RIch Spiller
>7-3rd-16:37-NU-Even-Ryan-------------------------------Brian Sullivan,
Selig

Might as well throw this out for discussion... It looks like the term
"natural hat trick" is being used here to describe either three goals
scored by one player with nobody else on his team scoring between any of
them, or three goals by one player in one period.

I've always heard (and used) the term to describe three goals scored by one
player with no goals scored by *either* team between any of them; i.e. the
above would be a "natural hat trick" if you take away the Lorentz goal.

Any consensus on this?  Not that I think there's any sort of "official"
definition, just wondering what the most common use of the term is.

I envy you folks who have hockey games to watch already.  Oh well, we
finally have a scrimmage this weekend... getting there...

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