sheesh..
to be pure there can be no stoppages of play other than the face offs
after the first two goals.

> Date:         Tue, 17 Oct 2000 16:01:50 -0500
> From: Erik Biever <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject:      Re: Natural hat tricks
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
> > This term amuses me.  What kind of hat trick is it if there ARE intervening
> > goals by a teammate -- or depending on your point of view, by the other
> > team, or if the feat extends over more than one period?  An "artificial" hat
> > trick?  An "unnatural" hat trick?
> >
> > In youth hockey, I once saw a hat trick scored on a single shift.  Someone
> > referred to it as a "pure" hat trick.
>
> Might not be pure enough, unless it was scored on three consecutive shots by
> the same player with no intervening shots by other players from either team.
>
> -- Erik
>



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