Ryan Hartman's first career hat trick got me thinking about Blackhawks hat tricks last night. In over 90 years, the
Chicago Blackhawks have had many hat tricks and you certainly cannot remember all of them. Some are historical, some are memorable and some are just fun to think about. Like these.
The First Hat Trick
It all started with a Blackhawks player, seriously. There are a few different accounts but this is the story that the
Hockey Hall of Fame recognizes as the origin of the term, hat trick.
During the 1945-1946 season, Blackhawks forward Alex Kaleta entered a Toronto shop to buy a new hat but didn't have enough money. The store owner, Sammy Taft, reached an agreement with Kaleta that if he scored 3 goals he would give him a free hat. On January 26, 1946 he scored four goals against the Toronto Maple Leafs and the term "hat trick" was born.
NHL's Fastest Hat Trick
It was the final game of the regular season on March 23, 1952 against the New York Rangers.
Bill Mosienko scored three goals in :21 on goalie Lorne Anderson. His record still stands 64 years later.
https://youtu.be/E70PL_tW6Z0
Kane Sends Hawks To Stanley Cup Final
The other hat tricks in this piece certainly aren't memorable to fans today, but this one is. He already had one career postseason hat trick back in 2009 but this one propelled the Blackhawks to their second Stanley Cup Final appearance in 4 seasons.
It was game 5 of the Western Conference Final on June 8, 2013. A game for the ages that seemed like no one would ever score again, but Kaner came through. At 11:40 in the second OT Kane secured the hatty when he ripped a one-timer from Toews for the GWG. The Blackhawks would of course go on to win their second Stanley Cup in four seasons.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lDUH_KybKA
Hard Hat, Hat Trick For Toews
A hat trick on hat night? Who cares? Toews did everyone one better when he tallied three goals on hard hat night February 27, 2009.
The Blackhawks ended up losing to the Pittsburgh Penguins but it was memorable for the hard hats flying onto the ice. The story is also funny because what everyone thought was Toews' third goal, was disallowed. Being the great guy that he is, he made sure to get another one so the fans didn't feel cheated.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPaFkdEneWY&t=41s
