"It wasn't that Magnus Paajarvi didn't know of the tradition. He'd seen enough National Hockey League games on television, back in Sweden, to know that game-goers do throw hats on the ice when a player scores a hat trick. Still ... "That was cool," said the Edmonton Oilers young gun after he had notched a hat trick and added an assist for good measure in a 5-2 National Hockey League pre-season victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday at Rexall Place. "I never had hats thrown at me." Back in Sweden, the hats stay atop the heads. "Pity," said Paajarvi after scoring an even-strength goal, a power-play goal and a short-handed marker in his NHL pre-season debut. Skating alongside Dustin Penner and Andrew Cogliano, the kid with the fast feet and soft touch still hasn't made the club, said head coach Tom Renney, who managed to keep a straight face. Paajarvi had to downsize when he moved to his new job, but it turns out the smaller ice surface suits Paajarvi just fine. "The ice hasn't been that big a deal for me. I feel pretty comfortable," he said. "I like it on the small rinks. It goes a bit faster, it's a little bit tighter and I think it suits my hockey more than the bigger rinks."" http://www.edmontonjournal.com/spor... gets trick Oilers victory/3569489/story.html
