natural hat trick

[nach-er-uhl hat trik, nach-ruhl]

noun

Ice Hockey, Soccer.

1. a hat trick achieved by a player whose three goals are scored consecutively, with no player on either team scoring in between.

   In 1952, Mosienko gave the hockey world 21 unforgettable seconds with the fastest natural hat trick ever.

Word History and Origins

Origin of natural hat trick¹

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

The Americans advanced on Saturday with a 5-0 win over Finland, in an outing Laila Edwards scored a natural hat trick and Aerin Frankel stopped 15 shots to set a single-tournament record with her fourth shutout.

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Hyman finished the natural hat trick with 1:20 left in the first period when he came up with a loose puck in front of the net and hammered home his seventh goal of the season.

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Hyman became the second Oilers player with a natural hat trick in the first period, joining Wayne Gretzky who did it on Dec. 17, 1986.

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Exactly 32 years ago on May 4, 1991, Klima scored a natural hat trick for the Oilers in 5:13 to contribute to a 7-2 victory over the Minnesota North Stars.

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As the third period ticked on following the reversed Avalanche goal, Bjorkstrand midway through nearly capped a natural “hat trick” of three straight goals with a wrist shot that deflected off Georgiev and hit the cross bar.

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