Union recruit Maier records hat trick

by Ryan Fay

Union men's hockey recruit Cole Maier had a whale of a game for the British Columbia Hockey League's Nanaimo Clippers on Wednesday.

The forward recorded a hat trick to lift the Clippers to a 5-4 win over the Victoria Grizzlies.

Maier in action for Nanaimo earlier this season
photo: Nanaimo Clippers

Maier's third goal was the most important, and not just because it clinched the hat trick. It broke a 4-4 tie at 18:04 of the third period and went down as the game-winner.

His second goal happened at 6:01 of the second and brought the Clippers even at 3-3. His first tally came on the power play at 4:40 of the first and notched the game at 1-1.

Maier, 19, was named the game's first star.

Including the hat trick, Maier has six goals and eight assists in 13 games with the Clippers. Three of his goals have been game-winners, and he ranks third among BCHL rookies in points with 14.

He's the second Union recruit to record a hat trick this season. Brett Supinski, a forward for the BCHL's Coquitlam Express, accomplished the feat on Oct. 5.

Both Maier and Supinski are committed to Union for the 2015-2016 season.

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