On Bobby Ryan's hat trick last night...
Last night in Los Angeles, right wing Bobby Ryan became the first rookie in Ducks history to record a hat trick...his three goals in a 2:21 span (which tied score 3-3) were the fastest three goals scored by a Ducks player in club history, besting the 12:18 mark held by Teemu Selanne on Nov. 10, 1997 vs. San Jose....it marked the fastest three goals by an NHL rookie since 1938 (Detroit's Carl Liscombe, vs. Chicago on 3/13/38, 1:52) and the third fastest overall by a rookie in league history (record held by Boston's Harry Oliver, vs. Chicago on 1/11/27, 1:25)...the last time any player in the NHL scored three goals faster was CAR's Ray Whitney on Feb. 8, 2007...in addition, it was only the third natural hat trick overall by a Ducks player (last: Selanne, 11/26/99 at Dallas)...Ryan became the ninth different Duck to record a hat trick - which was the 27th overall in club history.
(historical research courtesy Elias Sports Bureau)
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J.P. Hoornstra has been covering the Anaheim Ducks since 2007. Eight months after the University of Wisconsin won its third NCAA hockey championship, he was born in a frigid Madison winter. He betrayed his blue-blooded beginnings by graduating from UCLA in 2003, and welcomes any and all dialogue on the finer points of hockey.
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