
Brock Bremer is congratulated by teammate Jake Harrison after earning a hat trick in UNO's win over Colorado College.
The little guy came up big Friday night for UNO.
Freshman Brock Bremer had a hat trick Friday night to lead the Mavericks to a 7-1 win over Colorado College. The victory at Baxter Arena boosted UNO to 12-6-1 and dropped the Tigers to 3-12-2.
Bremer, the smallest player on the team at 5 foot 5 and 140 pounds, scored two power-play goals three minutes apart in the second period. He then capped the night with his third goal in the final minute of the game.
Bremer also had two assists for a five-point night.
"He was great tonight," UNO coach Mike Gabinet said. "It's nice to see him skating well and competing hard."
The Mavs broke the game open with a four-goal second period. Jimmy Glynn and Ryan Brushett also scored to put UNO on top 5-0.
"Our power play got us going," Gabinet said. "I thought our forwards skated well all night."

UNO's Jimmy Glynn and Brock Bremer smile and skate off the ice following a goal by Glynn.
Chayse Primeau scored midway through the first period to give the Mavs a lead it would never surrender. It was the eighth goal of the season for Primeau, putting him one behind team leader Taylor Ward.
After the big second period, the Mavs carried a five-goal lead into the third. Colorado College freshman Jackson Jutting scored his first goal of the season with 6:18 left in the game to spoil goalie Isaiah Saville's shutout.
Defenseman Brandon Scanlin scored less than a minute later and Bremer's hat-trick goal from the slot with 19 seconds left capped the scoring.
"It was exciting," Bremer said "Obviously you don't get too many hat tricks in your career so I'm going to remember this one."
Saville made 26 saves to pick up the victory, his 10th of the season.
UNO, which is now 5-0 this season against the Tigers, is in third place in the NCHC with 35 points.
"Lots of things went well for us tonight," Gabinet said. "We stayed focused."
The teams will play the second game of the series Saturday night at 6:07 p.m.
Notes
Glynn's goal came seven minutes after he had a goal disallowed because of goaltender interference.
Freshman defenseman Jake Harrison, who has been sidelined much of the season by injury, had two assists. His first came when his shot went off the goal post and Primeau scored on the rebound.
Two of the three players who missed last weekend's games against Denver because of COVID-19 quarantine — Brushett and Martin Sundberg — were in the lineup. Forward Joey Abate remains sidelined.
Team captain Kevin Conley had three assists.
Colorado College (3-12-2).....0 0 1—1
UNO (12-6-1).........................1 4 2—7
First period: 1, UNO, Primeau 8 (Harrison, Weiss), 9:07.
Second period: 2, UNO, Bremer 3 (Tychonick, Miller), power play, 4:05. 3, UNO, Bremer 4 (Randl, Tychonick), power play, 7:09. 4, UNO, Glynn 2 (Krenzen, Conley), 15:56. 5, UNO, Brushett 1 (Sundberg, Scanlin), 17:06.
Third period: 6, CC, Jutting (Foley), 13:42. 7, UNO, Scanlin 2 (Conley, Bremer), 14:26. 8, UNO, Bremer 5 (Conley, Harrison), 19:41.
Shots on goals:
CC........10 9 8—27
UNO.....17 22 7—46
Power-play conversions: CC, 0-4. UNO, 2-4.
Three stars: 1. Brock Bremer, UNO. 2, Isaiah Saville, UNO. 3, Jake Harrison, UNO.
UNO hockey takes on Colorado College

Omaha's Brock Bremer (26) meets goalkeeper Isaiah Saville (31) on the ice after earning a hat trick in the Colorado College vs. Omaha hockey game at the Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday. The Mavericks won the game 7-1.

Omaha's Brock Bremer (26) is congratulated by teammate Jake Harrison (44) after earning a hat trick in the Colorado College vs. Omaha hockey game at the Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday. The Mavericks won the game 7-1.

Omaha's Matt Miller (27) moves behind the net, near Colorado College's Matthew Gleason (15), Brian Hawkinson (29) and Matt Vernon (30) in the Colorado College vs. Omaha hockey game at the Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday. The Mavericks won the game 7-1.

Omaha's Brandon Scanlin (4) makes a slapshot goal in the Colorado College vs. Omaha hockey game at the Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday. The Mavericks won the game 7-1.

Omaha's Tyler Weiss (40) and Colorado College's Troy Conzo (19) stretch out for the puck in the Colorado College vs. Omaha hockey game at the Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday.

Colorado College's Hugo Blixt (23) and goalkeeper Dominic Basse (22) try to protect the net from Omaha's Taylor Ward (17) in the Colorado College vs. Omaha hockey game at the Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday.

Omaha's Tyler Weiss (40) gets ahead of Colorado College's Troy Conzo (19) in the Colorado College vs. Omaha hockey game at the Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday.

Fans watch the Colorado College vs. Omaha hockey game at the Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday.

Omaha's Taylor Ward (17) and Colorado College's Troy Conzo (19) fight for control of the puck in the Colorado College vs. Omaha hockey game at the Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday.

Colorado College's Jordan Biro (13) is flanked by Omaha's Jason Smallidge (2) and Nate Knoepke (7) with Omaha goalkeeper Isaiah Saville (31) behind in the Colorado College vs. Omaha hockey game at the Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday.

Omaha's Jack Randl (28) is introduced before the start of the Colorado College vs. Omaha hockey game at the Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday.

Colorado College's Grant Cruikshank (21) gets behind the net of Omaha's Isaiah Saville (31) in the Colorado College vs. Omaha hockey game at the Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday.

Omaha's Isaiah Saville (31) bounces a shot off his pads in the Colorado College vs. Omaha hockey game at the Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday.

Colorado College huddles together before the start of the Colorado College vs. Omaha hockey game at the Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday.

Omaha's Jonny Tychonick (20) and Colorado College's Grant Cruikshank (21) both stretch out for the puck in the Colorado College vs. Omaha hockey game at the Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday.

The puck goes past Colorado College's Dominic Basse (22) in the Colorado College vs. Omaha hockey game at the Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday.

Omaha's Chayse Primeau (13) celebrates a goal with teammates Jason Smallidge (2) and Tyler Weiss (40) in the Colorado College vs. Omaha hockey game at the Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday.

A fish is thrown on the ice after the first Omaha goal in the Colorado College vs. Omaha hockey game at the Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday.

Colorado College's Logan Will and Omaha's Noah Prokop (21) face-off in the Colorado College vs. Omaha hockey game at the Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday.

Players warm up before the start of the Colorado College vs. Omaha hockey game at the Baxter Arena on Friday.

Omaha's Isaiah Saville (31) falls on the ice to try and secure the puck in the Colorado College vs. Omaha hockey game at the Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday, February 12, 2021.

Omaha head coach Mike Gabinet congratulates Brock Bremer (26) after a goal in the Colorado College vs. Omaha hockey game at the Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday.

Omaha's Jonny Tychonick (20) lines up a shot in the Colorado College vs. Omaha hockey game at the Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday.

Omaha's Jason Smallidge (2) and Jake Harrison (44) both go for the puck in the Colorado College vs. Omaha hockey game at the Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday.

Omaha head coach Mike Gabinet watches the Colorado College vs. Omaha hockey game at the Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday.

Omaha's Ryan Brushett (9) controls the puck near Colorado College's Zach Berzolla (8) in the Colorado College vs. Omaha hockey game at the Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday.

Omaha's Nolan Sullivan (11) and Colorado College's Chase Foley (7) fight for control of the puck in the Colorado College vs. Omaha hockey game at the Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday.

Fans watch the Colorado College vs. Omaha hockey game at the Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday.

Omaha's Jonny Tychonick (20) outskates Colorado College's Josiah Slavin (17) with Omaha's Nolan Sullivan behind in the Colorado College vs. Omaha hockey game at the Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday.

Omaha's Nolan Sullivan (11) and Colorado College's Jackson Jutting (16) hit up against the boards in the Colorado College vs. Omaha hockey game at the Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday.

Omaha's Brock Bremer (26) controls the puck in the Colorado College vs. Omaha hockey game at the Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday.

Omaha's Jimmy Glynn (24) and Brock Bremer (26) smile and skate off the ice following a goal by Glynn in the Colorado College vs. Omaha hockey game at the Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday.

Omaha's Ryan Brushett (9) gets a goal past Colorado's College's Matt Vernon (30) in the Colorado College vs. Omaha hockey game at the Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday.

Omaha's Ryan Brushett (9) celebrates a goal in the Colorado College vs. Omaha hockey game at the Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday.

Fans celebrate after an Omaha goal in the Colorado College vs. Omaha hockey game at the Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday. The Mavericks won the game 7-1.

Omaha's Nolan Sullivan (11) and Nate Knoepke (7) fend off Colorado College's Grant Cruikshank (21) in the Colorado College vs. Omaha hockey game at the Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday. The Mavericks won the game 7-1.

Omaha's Brandon Scanlin (4) eyes Colorado College's Jack Gates (24) ahead of goalkeeper Isaiah Saville (31) in the Colorado College vs. Omaha hockey game at the Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday. The Mavericks won the game 7-1.

Colorado College's Zach Berzolla (8) and Omaha Chayse Primeau (13) both go for the puck in the Colorado College vs. Omaha hockey game at the Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday. The Mavericks won the game 7-1.

Omaha's Ryan Brushett (9) controls the puck in the Colorado College vs. Omaha hockey game at the Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday. The Mavericks won the game 7-1.

Omaha's Nate Knoepke (7) out skates Colorado College's Jackson Jutting (16) in the Colorado College vs. Omaha hockey game at the Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday. The Mavericks won the game 7-1.
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