Does anyone else hate when people talk about Gordie Howe hattricks?

[LuckyDay]

The league was claiming in commercials recently that hockey invented the phrase "Hat Trick". Not true. It was first heard/reported decades earlier regarding a cricket match. Not sure why a hat trick in cricket is a big deal when you can score hundred of points over a matter of days, but meh. I was used for other sports other than hockey before that too.

So who coined the phrase "Gordie Howe Hat Trick" and when?

 

[Wretched Oil]

It should have an award.

Player with the most Gordies gets to play helmet-less for the playoffs.

 

[newfy]

Fun fact, Gordie Howe himself only had 2 career ‘Gordie Howe hat tricks’.

I read a quote about this fun fact at some point that basically said Howe had more than that, just that fighting majors werent handed out the same way back when he played. Like there would be a brawl and a few guys would fight and the first fight would get the major and the others roughings type deal. A lot of guys jumped into fights and stuff back then too.

Cant remember where I read that, and I'm not sure how many more he woulda had if this didnt take place but the source was pretty sure he would have a few more for sure

I never understood the fascination with it but, whatever makes people happy I guess.

Because its pretty rare and it means the player is making a difference in three aspects of the game. Its rare that a guy can fight and have the skill to do that

 

[NyQuil]

It's 2021, I feel like glorifying these is outdated. It's basically a goal and an assist.

No, not really.

They're surprisingly rare.

 

[Holymakinaw]

It's 2021, I feel like glorifying these is outdated. It's basically a goal and an assist.

No I don't hate it at all. I, like MANY hockey fans, love a good dust up in an exciting game. The passion for the game is largely gone, but every once in awhile it rears it's beautiful head and returns.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

... and a fight.

My point is that fights are not that important.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Fights impact games the same way half time shows impact superbowl outcomes.

Well, this is nonsense.

Every fight may not impact the game, especially looking back at staged fighting, but it certainly can impact the game.

 

[Do or Die]

Hate it when people talk about Gordie Howe hattricks.

Sincerely,
G. Howe

 

[Number8]

I never understood the fascination with it but, whatever makes people happy I guess.

Ultimately it's because it's about folklore. Gordie Howe was the stereotypical Power Forward. A guy with hands and ability and a nasty nasty edge. Nice way to lightheartedly encapsulate a good productive day at the office. Buried one. Dished one off to Linsday for a nice goal for him. Beat the shit out of that punk Richard. Job done.

Ironically there was a thread here the other day about modern day Power Forwards. Guess what? They basically don't exist anymore. It's why I'm all for calling out a Gordie special and recognizing it when it happens. Enjoy it now. In a few years you will see it fewer and fewer and fewer times. One day you'll be an old codger telling your grandkids what a Gordie Howe Hatrick was. He or she will look at you like you're a lunatic. "Bullshit grandpa, you crazy old coot. You can't fight in hockey. "

 

[Zamknij kurwa ryj]

I think if the you want the NHL to remove fighting then checking should also be removed.

This is a non-sequitur.

 

[robertocarlos]

We watched those old games on TV in the early 70s. Probably why my hockey team had a line brawl at 12 years old. We were suspended for one game.

 

[Number8]

Hockey is stuck in the 70s. There are a lot of "ok boomer" moments. I really hope we can change that soon as it's gotten tired. The game has changed to skill.

I'm going to laugh when all the "ok boomer" types have their own comeuppance to answer for selfies and praying to the acceptance and validation of their social media altar.

Ooooooooooooh!!!! -- I got another "like".

Paybacks going to be a bitch.

 

[ThatsSoSlavin]

Yes but only because of this.

I believe Brendan Shannahan has the most I heard, counting playoffs and Regular season.

Rick tocchet (so?) has the lost

 

[GeeoffBrown]

Did you know that there are entire "outdated" sports dedicated to fighting?

 

[DownIsTheNewUp]

Imagine being mad at Gordie Howe hat tricks.

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

I like it because it specifically refers to a player hitting 3 sections of the box score. It's a term for something incredibly specific, like "schadenfreude."

 

[pdavemoney]

I've seen 2 hat trick games in person from Tarasenko, and 2 Gordie Howe hat trick games in person from Tarasenko.

I was way more stoked with the Gordies. I also got to go home with my hat...

 

[Isaac Nootin]

My point is that fights are not that important.

To who, you?

Have you polled the players and executives, or simply come to this conclusion yourself?

 

[TheMule93]

It's less arbitrary than a regular hat trick. What's so special about 3? Why not 2 of 4?

 

[BHD]

No. It’s awesome.

 

[LTIR]

Don't mind it at all.
Howe was a tough guy who scored a lot of goals and assists.
This keeps his name alive.

How many Rocket Richard trophies Maurice would have won? Pretty sure Gretzky would have won more.

Keep the name alive.

Edit: Maurice would have won Rocket Richard only once

 

[SnowblindNYR]

To who, you?

Have you polled the players and executives, or simply come to this conclusion yourself?

The personnel decisions that executives and coaches make sometimes for guys like Tanner Glass and Jack Johnson makes their opinion not infallible. And we barely get any fights nowadays so it seems like executives are choosing to go with players with skill rather than fighters. But go ahead and romanticize pointless #toffness.

 

[Isaac Nootin]

The personnel decisions that executives and coaches make sometimes for guys like Tanner Glass and Jack Johnson makes their opinion not infallible. And we barely get any fights nowadays so it seems like executives are choosing to going with players with skill rather than fighters. But go ahead and romanticize pointless #toffness.

Who says it's pointless, you?

I'm sorry that hearing about Gordie Howe hattricks trigger you so much.

 

[McDonald19]

Hockey is stuck in the 70s. There are a lot of "ok boomer" moments. I really hope we can change that soon as it's gotten tired. The game has changed to skill.

Disagree. Hockey is at its best when their is skill and physicality.

 

[McDonald19]

Fights impact games the same way half time shows impact superbowl outcomes.

What a terrible take...but I’m not surprised this thread has brought out the anti-fighters.