Oilers reveal crazy number of hats collected for Zach Hyman hat trick
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Last night was a smash success for the Edmonton Oilers, capped off by a Zach Hyman hat trick. Fans inside and outside Rogers Place erupted for an amazing celebration, with a record amount of hats raining from the stands.
According to the Oilers, a total of 1,131 hats were collected off the ice in the third period. It was a truly massive celebration, and there's no one more deserving in game one of the playoffs to receive it than the hard-working fan favourite Zach Hyman. It seemed that for minutes, the hats kept pouring down.
Hyman gave a great post game interview, and cracked a joke saying his game was 'great for the Oilers store.' More than talking about his individual success though, Hyman stressed the great effort from the team particularly in a game one.
He even called out the team yesterday expecting a big performance, and certainly delivered with a hat trick of his own.
The entire Oilers arena was at its absolute peak last night. Along with the celebrating for Hyman, the fans relentlessly taunted opposing goalie Cam Talbot. On the operations side, staff was firing out Donald out of T-shirt cannons as well. Everything was simply fantastic.
All around, it was a dominant performance from the Oilers in game one, taking an early lead on the Kings and never letting them get back in it. The Oilers will look to continue that level of play on Wednesday night, and take a 2-0 series lead heading back to Los Angeles.
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AVRIL 23 | 508 ANSWERS Oilers reveal crazy number of hats collected for Zach Hyman hat trick Would you throw your hat to celebrate an Oilers hat trick? |
Yes, of course | 200 | 39.4 % |
Only at a playoff game | 40 | 7.9 % |
No, like my hats too much | 241 | 47.4 % |
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