Hat Trick

In hockey, when a player scores his third goal of a game, fans usually throw hats on the ice. Rumor has it that a Toronto haberdasher gave players in the 1940s free hats if they would score three goals in a game.

The term however, probably evolved from cricket. In 1858, a cricket player in England took three wickets with consecutive balls, an incredible trick. As a reward, his club gave the bowler a new hat, hence the name "hat trick".

A natural hat trick is when a player scores three goals in a game, in a row. That is to say that no other player on either team scores in between.