Gordie Howe Hat Trick: April 2013

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

2012-13 GHT: Jamie Benn

Jamie Benn earns his first career Godie Howe Hat Trick which included a spirited fight with Joe Thornton. Sometimes the fight in the Gordie Howe Hat Trick is weak but this one was a doozy between two skilled players. Benn added an assist and then scored an insurance goal in the third period to help cement a 3-1 victory for the Dallas Stars.

Thursday, April 4, 2013

2012-13 GHT - Derek Dorsett

Derek Dorsett is no stranger to the scoring sheet, albeit it's normally in the penalties section. Dorsett led the NHL with 235 PIM in 2011-12. On February 21st, 2013 versus the Detroit Red Wings, Dorsett was all over the scoring sheet as he achieved his first career Gordie Howe Hat Trick. Dorsett scored to tie it 2-2 and then assisted on the game winning goal. The fight was a quick one, Dorsett later called it a cheap shot by Tootoo. What do you think? Was Tootoo dirty or just quicker? Here's a better link to the fight.

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I update this blog sporadically and is not meant to be an instant update of recent Gordie Howe Hat Tricks.
It's a blog to share my research. I have personally researched every Gordie Howe Hat Trick on this blog. If I find that player or season is already researched somewhere else, I still verify it by doing the same research methods for a player/season that is not already done.
I use a combination of Hockey Reference, Drop the Gloves, Hockey Fights and the Hockey Summary Project to calculate GHHTs. Occasionally I use other sites, such as newspaper archives, to try to determine questionable box scores or differences between the aforementioned sites.