1997 Event Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Countess Diana, Elmhurst, Ajina, Spinning World, Favorite Trick, Chief Bearhart, Skip Away 1994 Death Sammy Taft, Canadian businessman (coined term "hat trick"), dies at 81 1989 Event Gretzky sets 2 records, his 45th hat trick and 10th 40+ goal season 1988 Event New Jersey Devil Patrik Sundstrom ties NHL playoff record of 8 pts in a playoff game (hat trick and 5 assists) in 10-4 rout over the Capitals 1985 Event New Jersey Devils score their fastest hat trick in 42 seconds 1985 Event 90th hat trick in Islander history-Brent Sutter 1984 Event 80th Islander and 3rd dual hat trick (Carroll and Bossy) 9-1 win 1983 Event 75th hat trick in Islander history-Mike Bossy 1983 Event Islander's Mike Bossy's 25th career hat trick 1983 Event 70th hat trick in Islander history-Mike Bossy 1982 Event New Jersey Devils 1st hat trick (Steve Tambellini) 1982 Event Andrew "Dice" Clay and George Wendt appear in "Trick or Treatment" 1982 Event 2nd double hat trick in Islander history-Bossy and D Potvin 1982 Event 60th hat trick in Islander history - Bryan Trottier 1982 Event Islander's Bryan Trottier's 10th career hat trick 1981 Event Isle's Mike Bossy 9th and final hat trick of season-4 goals 1981 Event 50th hat trick in Islander history - John Tonelli scored 5 goals 1980 Event Peter Comita replaces Tom Peterson of Cheap Trick 1980 Event Pete Comita replaces Tom Peterson as bassist of Cheap Trick 1980 Event 40th hat trick in Islander history-Mike Bossy 1979 Event Nordiques' Real Cloutier sets NHL record of a hat trick in 1st game 1979 Event "Ain't That A Shame" by Cheap Trick peaks at #35 1979 Event Isle's Bryan Trottier's 5th career hat trick 1979 Event Isle's Mike Bossy's 5th career hat trick 1978 Event 30th hat trick in Islander history (Mike Bossy) 1978 Event Islander's Mike Bossy's 1st career hat trick 1978 Event Despite Denis Potvin hat trick in 3:21 Islanders lose 7-10 making Islander record when scoring a hat trick-22-2-1 1978 Event 25th hat trick in Islander history-Denis Potvin 1977 Event 20th hat trick in Islander history - Bobby Nystrom 1976 Event Toronto Maple Leaf Lanny McDonald scores a hat trick in 2 minutes 54 seconds 1975 Event Islander's Bryan Trottier's 1st career hat trick 1975 Event Fastest hat trick by a Washington Capitals 3 minutes 26 seconds (Stan Gilbertson) 1975 Event Ron Lalonde scores the 1st hat trick by a Washington Capital 1975 Event 10th hat trick in Islander history-Denis Potvin's 1st 1974 Event 1st time 2 Islanders hat trick in same game-MacMillian and Westfall 1974 Event Detroit Red Wing Mickey Redmond scores 1st hat trick against Washington Caps 1974 Event Despite Billy Harris' hat trick Islanders lose 3-4 1973 Birthday Trick Daddy, born in Miami, Florida, rapper, popular hits 'Let's Go', 'Shut Up', 'Thugs are Us' 1972 Event Germaoin Gagnon scores 1st Islander hat trick 1970 Birthday Anthony Stuart, cricketer, Australian ODI pace bowler, hat trick 1997 1955 Event Mont Canadien Jean Beliveau scores 2nd fastest hat trick (44 seconds) 1954 Birthday Jon Brant, rock bassist, Cheap Trick 1953 Birthday Lamont Robin Zander, rocker, Cheap Trick 1951 Birthday Bun E. Carlos, born in Rockford, Illinois, born Brad Carlson, rocker, drummer, played with American rock band Cheap Trick 1950 Birthday Tom Petersson, Rockford, Illinois, rock bassist, Cheap Trick 1946 Birthday Rick Nielsen, Rockford, Illinois, rock vocalist and guitarist, Cheap Trick 1943 Event Alex Smart (Mont) is 1st NHLer to score hat trick in his 1st game 1941 Birthday Paul Simon, born in Newark, New Jersey, singer and actor, 'Kodachrome', '1 Trick Pony' 1932 Birthday Robert Anton Wilson, U.S., sci-fi author, Trick Top Hat 1927 Event Toronto Maple Leafs 1st hat trick (Hap Day) vs New York Rangers
