Gordie Howe hat trick

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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