Gordie Howe hat trick
n.— «If he does, the top two players in the league last season could be in for what is known in hockey as a Gordie Howe hat trick—a goal, an assist and a fight.» —“Ovechkin, Malkin friendship grows cold” in Pittsburgh MSNBC Jan. 13, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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