From gifting a hat to tossing them onto the rink, a history of hat tricks in sports

Hat tricks have a rich history in hockey, but it didn't start there. For NPR's Word of the Week, we trace the term's some 150-year-history and why it's particularly special on the hockey rink.
The Boston Globe

Scally caps and squid hats: Inside the Bruins’ hat-trick trophy collection

As soon as David Pastrnak’s blistering one-timer sailed into twine, Ian Willard turned to his son Miles. Planted along the glass at TD Garden, the duo realized the opportunity was brewing as Boston’s ...

Why, when a footballer scores three goals in a game, is it called a 'hat-trick'?

If a player scored three goals in a match, a hat, or similar container, would be passed round for donations. I presume that only the home supporters would actually chip in. Peter Orme, Winchester, ...
National Hockey League

Hat trick headwear serves purpose well beyond celebrating feat

ST. PAUL --Ever wonder what happens to the headwear thrown onto the Xcel Energy Center ice following a hat trick by a Wild player? For nearly a decade, including three times this season, all hats ...

Another overturned Seattle Kraken hat trick begs question: Where do the hats go?

For the second time this year, Kraken fans whipped off their hats and said goodbye, only to immediately find out a hat trick was no good. So what happens to all those hats?