People have to understand sometimes just how rare certain feats are and here on “This Day”, we try our best to pay respect to those moments especially. Some are quirky, some are odd, and some are just plain sublime but we also try to mix in the best and worst as well. Today, we have one hell of a way to get a hat trick. This one happened 30 years ago today and involved feisty son of a gun from the New York Islanders. Hello John Tonelli and here is a video and then the gem….
January 06, 1981
New York’s John Tonelli tied a team record with five goals and Mike Bossy set a new team mark with six assists in the Islanders’ 6-3 victory over Toronto. It was Tonelli’s first career hat trick.
