So what happens to all those hats after the rink attendants sweep them up and cart them away so the game can resume? In 2010, the Carolina Hurricanes donated some 500 hats to three local hospitals, as requested by hat-trick scorer Eric Staal. Some teams, including the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Philadelphia Flyers, proudly display their vast collections of hat-trick hats behind glass. Wednesday's haul 'relatively small'So how many hats did they collect after Matthews's third goal at CTC Wednesday night? Hat trick facts

Source: CBC News October 13, 2016 21:41 UTC