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Robert Gordon Orr OC (born March 20, 1948) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, widely acknowledged as one of the greatest of all time. [ 1] Orr used his skating speed, scoring, and play-making abilities to revolutionize the position of defenceman. [ 2] He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 12 seasons, the first 10 ...
Playing career. 1946–1971. 1973–1980. Gordon Howe OC (March 31, 1928 – June 10, 2016) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. From 1946 to 1980, he played 26 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) and six seasons in the World Hockey Association (WHA); his first 25 seasons were spent with the Detroit Red Wings.
A Gordie Howe hat trick is a variation on ice hockey's hat-trick. It is accomplished when a player collects a goal, an assist, and a fight in the same game. It is named after Hall of Famer Gordie Howe . The term was coined by a 1950s New York sportswriter, although Howe himself accomplished the feat only twice in his five-decade career. [1]
In ice hockey, a natural hat trick occurs when a player scores three consecutive goals, uninterrupted by any other player scoring for either team. [47] The NHL record for the fastest natural hat trick is 21 seconds, set by Bill Mosienko in 1952 for the Chicago Blackhawks. [48] A Gordie Howe hat trick is a tongue-in-cheek play on the feat. It is ...
171st overall, 1998. Detroit Red Wings. Playing career. 1996–2021. Pavel Valeryevich Datsyuk ( Russian: Па́вел Вале́рьевич Дацю́к, IPA: [ˈpavʲɪl dɐˈtsuk]; born 20 July 1978) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player. He was nicknamed the " Magic Man ", honoring his incredible stickhandling and creativity ...
Archbishop Williams High's Izzy O'Brien has been voted the High School Girls Hockey Player of the Week. The eighth-grader received over 55,000 votes to earn the honor. O'Brien tallied a pair of ...
After playing most of the season on Hartland's "B" team, freshman Braelon Rodriguez filled in because of illnesses and scored a playoff hat trick.
2002–present. Anže Kopitar ( pronounced [anˈʒɛ kɔˈpiːtaɾ], born 24 August 1987) is a Slovenian professional ice hockey centre and captain of the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). The 11th overall pick in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, Kopitar became the first Slovene to play in the NHL upon making his debut in 2006.