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January 8 in NYR history: A rare hat trick by a blueliner

Brad Park #2 of the New York Rangers (Photo by Melchior DiGiacomo/Getty Images)

One of the rarest feats for a Ranger defenseman is a hat trick on the road

What happened on January 8 in the history of the New York Rangers

Only four New York Rangers defensemen have scored a hat trick in franchise history. Brad Park did it three times and it was on this date in 1975 that he scored his third and last as a Blueshirt. Three hat tricks by a defenseman is a franchise record that may never be equaled.