Skin In The Gane
FRITZ JUENGLING
juengling_fritz at SALKEIZ.K12.OR.US
Mon Apr 16 21:12:49 UTC 2007
Sorry--I missed it.
>>> laurence.horn at YALE.EDU 4/16/2007 1:00 PM >>>
At 11:05 AM -0700 4/16/07, FRITZ JUENGLING wrote:
>Out of curiosity, in which sport did 'hat trick' originate? I have
>known it from basketball since the early 70's. I have no idea what
it
>means in hockey or soccer.
>Fritz
Didn't we cover this earlier today? Anyway, in hockey, a player gets
a hat trick by scoring three goals in a game. If s/he scores three
goals on successive shots, it's a natural hat trick.
LH
> >>> msacks at THEWORLD.COM 4/16/2007 8:48 AM >>>
> 'Hat trick,' a term
>> borrowed by hockey from soccer (where it actually _has_ a
meaning),
>is a
>> good example. 'Skin in the game' could be another.
>
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