On February 22, 1996 at the United Center against the St Louis Blues Tony Amonte scored the first hat trick in United Center history.  It took 53 games for a player to collect a hat trick at the New Madhouse on Madison Street. 

The three goal effort by Amonte was his first of six hat tricks while wearing a Blackhawks jersey. Amonte scored 268 goals and 273 assists in his 627 game Blackhawks career. Amonte finished his NHL career with exactly 900 points.

A first at the UC happened on this date 17 years ago today.

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Tony Amonte Chicago Blackhawks- (Picture courtesy of nhlalumniproam.com)