By Warren Kozireski —
41 years in the past, Mark Main stepped on the Lynah Rink ice as a freshman at Cornell and now his nephew, Charlie Main, is already impacting the Large Purple line-up with youthful brother Henry scheduled to reach in two years.
Charlie Main, by way of the primary eight video games of his collegiate profession, has 4 assists—tops amongst freshmen on the group—and is seeing time on the ability play.
“It’s been enjoyable; an important group of men make it fairly simple (and) I’ve been getting extra snug every recreation,” main stated in late November. “Everybody right here is manner stronger which makes it powerful to adapt to it, however it’s been good.
“(being on the ability play) is sweet and an important alternative. I’m attempting to do what I can with it. We had been struggling at first of the season however beginning to get scorching which is sweet.”
Whereas taking part in his third of three seasons with Skaneateles Excessive with father, Mitch, as head coach, Main began his junior profession with the Rochester Selects (2019-20), the Rochester Coalition (20-21) once more along with his father and the Bishop Kearney Selects (21-22).
“It was superior (taking part in for his father), he would inform me once I wasn’t taking part in as much as commonplace and I’d simply take it like he’s my coach, after which after we obtained dwelling it was good to speak about. I by no means actually obtained mad at him. I trusted him and he is aware of loads about hockey.
“(Skaneateles) is only a nice youth hockey group and actually good improvement there. My dad has been one of many head guys for some time, it’s an important city, everybody loves hockey there and it’s cool to see.”
Then it was off to the Chicago Metal within the USHL for 2 campaigns the place, in his second yr, he netted 30 objectives and 40 assists in 59 video games.
“I went to a Ryan Hardy camp, and he was the Basic Supervisor of Chicago. I used to be 5’2” and he was actually good to me and drafted me and it labored out…and it labored out with my brother too,”
Now the 5’10”, 180 lb. middle is making an early influence on the Large Purple juggernaut.
“I’d come to the video games once I was youthful and the ambiance is superior, so it was a reasonably simple resolution in early ’21. My uncle went right here, so it’s at all times been within the household.”
Now for the household hockey hierarchy, who is best: Charlie, brother Henry who had seven factors in his first 19 USHL video games, or sister Cora, who’s with the Syracuse Valley Eagles 16-U the place she has 17 factors in 23 video games this season?
“I don’t know, my sister’s fairly good. She’s the one defenseman within the household. She’s a wise participant again there and Henry’s a scorer. They’ve each obtained it, however individuals prefer to say my sister, Cora, however we’ll see although.”
(Photographs supplied by Cornell Males’s Hockey and Athletic Departments)
