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This Day in Sabres History: December 15th


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December 15, 1985

Future Sabres' coach Lindy Ruff beats future Sabres' goalie and emu farmer Clint Malarchuk four times in a 6-2 rout of the Nordiques at the Aud.

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according to wikipedia, gordie howe only recorded one "gordie howe hat trick" (goal, assist, fight in the same game)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordie_Howe_hat_trick

 

interesting. it must be named for him more as an honorarium than anything else.

 

i can't seem to find any website that has attempted to tally who leads the category - although i suspect that bobby orr might be among the all-time leaders. perhaps someone from the broadstreet bullies or another players from the mid-70s bruins as well.

 

i did, however, find this footage of shawn thornton's recent GH hat trick.

 

shawn thornton's GH hat trick

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