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 > charlie shub University of Colorado at Colorado Springs [log in to unmask] -or- [log in to unmask] -or- [log in to unmask] (719) 262-3492 (fax) 262-3369 http://cs.uccs.edu/~cdash