Pat McAfee wagers $100,000 to charity if Jack Eichel can score hat trick by end of season

This morning on the extremely popular Pat McAfee show, Vegas Golden Knights forward Jack Eichel appeared on the show to discuss a wide variety of topics from his time in Buffalo to the growing game of hockey in the USA, and closed it out with a $100,000 bet that Eichel would score a hat trick in the final game of the season. The winnings, of course, go to a charity of Eichel’s choice.

Pat McAfee: You spent seven years in Buffalo, obviously a very public ending there and last season, when you got back to Buffalo, the whole scene happened afterwards. Now that we’re a bit removed from it, you look back and obviously had great times in Buffalo. I assume you view yourself as becoming an adult in that city, and anything you could take away from there and into Vegas with you? 

Jack Eichel: Yeah, I had a great experience. It ended a bit messy in Buffalo, but that’s just sometimes the nature of the business. At the end of the day, you’ve been through it, and professional sports is a lot like any other business; you have disputes and disagreements, and you agree to move on; I think that was sort of the situation. You know, I had a great experience. There were a lot of firsts for me; I played my first game, scored my first goal, met a lot of great people in the organization and built a lot of great friendships; I wouldn’t have changed it. If I could, maybe I would’ve had us do a little better record-wise. At the end of the day, it was a great experience. I was playing hockey, living my lifelong dream of playing in the NHL. They took great care of me; I wouldn’t have changed it. Then yeah, some things happened, and I get moved to Vegas, and I couldn’t be happier with the way things have turned out. A change that needed to happen, I ended up landing in a place like Vegas, and the organization we have here is top-notch, like from the equipment guys to ownership; every single person who works here is incredible. It’s an incredible fan base and a great place to live, and I feel very fortunate and lucky to have ended up in Vegas. 

Pat McAfee: We appreciate you so much for joining the show, and good luck the rest of the way. Here’s this, if you get a hat trick on the way out of here, in any of the remaining games in the season, we will give $100,000 to any charity of your choice. 

Jack Eichel: Wow! Alright, wow, I will be shooting everything tomorrow night. That’s great. I appreciate that so much.