defensemen getting a hat trick

[VictoriaJetsFan]

Just listening to my jets post gam eshow, host joking about Ben Chiarot getting a hat trick...

This made me wonder, when was the last time a defenseman had a hat trick? IS it Erik Karlsson? Coffey? Orr? I have no idea.

And has a d-man ever had a hat trick in the playoffs? When was the last time that happened?

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[Sadekuuro]

And has a d-man ever had a hat trick in the playoffs? When was the last time that happened?

Andy Delmore may still be the most recent, I can't recall an obvious one since(?)...

 

[tarheelhockey]

Justin Faulk had one last month.

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

most memorable defenseman playoff hat trick i can remember is eric desjardins in game two of the 1993 scf.

second goal was on the pp, tying the game late after mcsorley’s illegal stick penalty to send it to ot.

third goal came in the first minute of ot, to take the game 3-2 and even the series 1-1. it was the habs’ eighth ot win that year and they wouldn’t lose another game that season, winning the next three (two more in ot) to skate off with the cup.

 

[PatrikOverAuston]

Is this thread serious? There have been two this YEAR (and no, I don't mean this season- since Jan 1 2018). Hamilton had one three weeks ago, and then Faulk three days before that. It's a rare occurrence, sure, but not that rare.

Edit: There have been five in the last two years alone-

1 Dougie Hamilton 2018-02-17
2 Justin Faulk 2018-02-13
3 Hampus Lindholm 2017-12-21
4 Jaccob Slavin 2017-03-13
5 Mike Green 2016-10-17

 

[crobro]

Lyle Odelein had a natural hat trick for Montreal

 

[VanIslander]

 

[VanIslander]

And has a d-man ever had a hat trick in the playoffs?

Paul Reinhart in the 1983 playoffs for Calgary in a 4-6 loss to the Oilers (Messier also had a hat trick, 4 goals that game actually). Then the following postseason he had another playoff hat trick against my Canucks in a 5-1 victory in 1984.

 

[BenchBrawl]

Georges Boucher scored a hat trick in the 1920-1921 playoffs:

OTTAWA SENATORS vs. TORONTO ST. PATS

Game 1: The Ottawa Journal - Mar 11, 1921 (5-0 W vs. TOR)

Position: D (Partner: Gerard)

BUCK BOUCHER TREATS CROWD TO STICK HANDLING FESTIVAL AND SCORES THREE GOALS

 

[grentthealien]

Didn’t Chara have one as well?

 

[sr edler]

Even Rasmus Ristolainen had a hat-trick two seasons ago. He even scored all of his goals in the same period (the third). Hat-tricks among defensemen aren't that uncommon. They happen.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

Didn’t Chara have one as well?

yes, in 2011

 

[Asheville]

If this guy has one, it ain't that special.

And, oh yeah, the magic of Gretzky.

 

[mrhockey193195]

Leetch in the 95 playoffs against Philly.

1995 N.H.L. PLAYOFFS; 3 Goals By Leetch Doesn't Do The Trick

 

[GJB]

Here's a pretty big outlier, there was a man named Tom Bladon who played defense and put up 4 goals and 4 assists one night in 1977 for the Philadelphia Flyers.

Flyers History - Historic Moments

Never had more than 15 goals or 55 points in a season.

 

[VictoriaJetsFan]

wow...that's far more than I anticipated. My team has been in the league now 7 years and I don't think its happened at all for us.

thanks for the info everyone.

 

[GJB]

wow...that's far more than I anticipated. My team has been in the league now 7 years and I don't think its happened at all for us.

thanks for the info everyone.

I remember Byfuglien getting a hat-trick, but I can't remember if that was with ATL or WPG.

 

[a79krgm]

Craig Hartsburg on November 1st, 1986 became the only Minnesota North Star defenseman to record a hat-trick. Hartsburg beat Chicago's Bob Sauve three times that night in a 6-5 defeat.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Rob Blake against the Rangers,


I was at this game, and man was it a good one.

 

[Staniowski]

Paul Reinhart in the 1983 playoffs for Calgary in a 4-6 loss to the Oilers (Messier also had a hat trick, 4 goals that game actually). Then the following postseason he had another playoff hat trick against my Canucks in a 5-1 victory in 1984.

Craig Hartsburg on November 1st, 1986 became the only Minnesota North Star defenseman to record a hat-trick. Hartsburg beat Chicago's Bob Sauve three times that night in a 6-5 defeat.

Reinhart and Hartsburg were both great defensemen.

Reinhart, in particular, was one of my favourite players. He was HHOF-caliber, but had a lot of injuries. A real clutch player.

 

[Brodeur]

If this guy has one, it ain't that special.

And, oh yeah, the magic of Gretzky.

I forget why, but I saw Lavoie's name the other day. When I was a kid and watched this game, I all but assumed he was a superstar in the making.

Anaheim Ducks vs. San Jose Sharks - Boxscore - September 25, 2009 - ESPN

One time I was in northern California and debated whether to go to a Sharks/Ducks preseason game. I checked the boxscore the next day and Doug Murray of all people had a hat trick; Murray had 7 career goals in 518 NHL games.

 

[sr edler]

I looked at the Caps hat-trick history and all of Gonchar, Iafrate and K. Hatcher had one hat-trick with the club.

 

[sr edler]

OP, you can search hat-tricks by teams on Hockey-Reference.com

For example, type in: https:// www.hockey-reference.com/ CAR/hat-tricks.html and you'll see hat-trick history by the Carolina Hurricanes. Change abbreviation for different teams, such as FLA, VAN, NYI, etc.

 

[FerrisRox]

If this guy has one, it ain't that special.

And, oh yeah, the magic of Gretzky.

...And he has five career goals.

 

[The Panther]

Red Kelly had a hat-trick for Detroit on October 21st, 1954, in a 5-3 win over Boston. One was on the power-play, one at even strength, and one short-handed.

Bobby Orr had 10 hat-tricks: 7 in Boston Gah-den and 3 on the road. One of those road ones was the famous playoff game at the Montreal Forum (April 11th, 1971) when he scored three in a 5-2 Boston win (though they of course lost the series). A weird one is March 31st, 1973 at Maple Leaf Gardens -- Orr scored 3... and the Bruins lost 7-3!

Brad Park had three for NYR between 1971 and 1975. (Two were in the 1971-72 season, and both of those against Pittsburgh.)

Paul Coffey had 5 hat-tricks: 4 with Edmonton between 1982-83 and 1985-86, and just 1 thereafter, with Pittsburgh only a month or two after he started playing for them (early 1988). Four of Coffey's five hat-tricks were achieved on the road.

Reijo Ruotsalainen picked up a hattie on March 17th, 1982 in the Rangers 5-2 win over Cooperalls-era Philly. That was his rookie season! (By comparison, Orr and Coffey each didn't get a hat-trick until their 3rd seasons.)

Ian Turnbull, who played most of his career with the 70s'/early-80s' Maple Leafs, must have one of the weirdest hat-trick records of any defenceman in League history: He got two hat-tricks, one with Toronto and one late in his career with L.A. The strange part? He scored a total of 9 goals in these two games! He famously scored 5 in a game against Detroit on February 2nd, 1977. But who knew he scored 4 in a game against Vancouver on December 12th, 1981? He scored 11 goals in total that season for L.A., meaning he scored 27% of his season's goals in one game.

Larry Robinson had only one career hat-trick. You're thinking c. 1977? Nope. He did it in his 14th NHL season, on Dec.19th 1985, in a 5-4 win over Quebec at the Colisée.

Ray Bourque also had only one hat-trick -- during Boston's big 1982-83 season, in an 11-5 thrashing of Quebec, also at the Colisée. (Bizarrely, the score was actually 4-4 almost midway through the second period... then Boston scored 7 of the next 8 goals.)

Brian Leetch, also had only one -- in the playoffs, May 22nd, 1995. However, the Flyers won the game over NYR 4-3, and went on to sweep the series. (Leetch somehow went -2 despite his hat-trick on the night.)

Al MacInnis had three hatties -- one with Calgary and two with St.Louis. I'm surprised to see that all three occurred in the mid-90s (i.e., none between 1982 and 1991 when scoring in general was higher).