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What are Black Aces?

Black Aces is the collective name for the group of players who practise with the whole team but rarely play in games. This term originated with hard-nosed Eddie Shore’s Springfield (Massachusetts) Indians teams in the American Hockey League from the 1940s to the 1960s. Shore demanded that his Black Aces perform non-hockey tasks such as selling programs and popcorn during the games they didn’t play.

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Did you know …

that in hockey the War of 1812 refers to the Toronto-Montreal game of December 9, 1953, when a bench-clearing brawl exploded at 18:12 of the third period and referee Frank Udvari gave out 18 misconduct penalties and two major penalties evenly shared between the clubs? That left each team with a goalie, three skaters, and no players on the bench for the final 1:48 of the match.

What is a hat trick in hockey?

When a player scores three goals in one game, it’s called a hat trick. The term originated in cricket where usually reserved fans toss their hats to celebrate the knocking down of three consecutive wickets. Not surprisingly, Wayne Gretzky holds the National Hockey League record for the most career three-or-more-goal games (50, with 37 three-goalers, nine four-goalers, and four five-goalers) as well as top marks for the most three-or-more-goal games in one season (10 twice, in 1981–82 and 1983–84). However, the Great One doesn’t hold the record for the most goals ever scored in one game; the Quebec Bulldogs’ Joe Malone does, with seven in a 1920 match. A number of players — Newsy Lalonde, Cy and Corb Denneny, Malone, Syd Howe, Red Berenson, and Darryl Sittler — have potted six in a single game. The Toronto Maple Leafs’ Sittler holds the record for most points in one contest (10 on February 7, 1976, against the Boston Bruins). Gretzky is tied with 10 other players (including Mario Lemieux, Bryan Trottier, and Berenson) for most goals in a single period — four. A pure hat trick is when one player scores three consecutive, uninterrupted goals in a single game.