DAVID CORNACCHIA
Coaching Experience:
- Director of Player Development- EDGE HOCKEY
- OHL Combine- Skills Coach
- Elite Skills Coach for NHL/AHL/OHL/NCAA/JR. Players
- Player Development Consultant- NHL/Pro Player Agencies
- Coach- Hockey Canada Program of Excellence
- Hockey Canada- HP 1 Certified Coach
- Hockey Canada Development 1 Coach- Field Evaluator
- Coach AAA Hockey- GTHL, OMHA
- Player Development AAA/AA Minor Hockey Organizations
- Head Mentor Coach- WMHA
Playing Experience:
- 500+ Professional Games- AHL/DEL/ECHL/EBEL
- NHL Organizations- Montreal, Dallas, Phoenix, Carolina
- 250+ OHL Games
- ECHL- All Star, Champion
- Team Canada Player- Under 17, Under 18, Swiss Challenge
ANTHONY CORNACCHIA
Coaching Experience:
- Founder- EDGE HOCKEY ACADEMY INC.
- Development Skills Coach- Oshawa Generals OHL
- OHL Combine- Skills Coach
- OJHL Skills Coach- Whitby Fury Jr. A
- Hockey Canada- HP 1/DEV 1
- Head of Player Development- WMHA
- Player Development- GTHL, OMHA AAA/AA Organizations
- Coach AAA- GTHL, OMHA
- Elite Skills Coach for NHL/AHL/OHL/NCAA/JR. A Players
- Player Development Consultant- NHL/Pro Player Agencies
Playing Experience:
- NCAA Player- Niagara University Division 1- Full Hockey Scholarship
- NCAA ECAC Champion- Niagara University
- Jr. A Hockey All Star
LANCE GALBRAITH
Playing Experience:
- 600+ Professional Hockey Player AHL/ECHL/CHL
- NHL Organizations-Training Camps Toronto, Dallas, Calgary, Columbus
- Most games played in Ottawa 67’s (OHL) history- 372 Games
- Memorial Cup Champion- Ottawa 67’s 1999
- OHL Champion- Ottawa 67’s 2001 (Playoff leading scorer)
- 2 ECHL Championships, ECHL All Star
Coaching Experience:
- Jr. A Coach- OJHL Brampton Capitals
- Jr. A Coach- GMHL Toronto Moose
- Coach AAA- Hamilton Minor Midget
- Coach- Jr. C Caledon
- Hockey Canada- HP1
- Player Development Skills Instructor- GTHL AAA teams
- Head Instructor Konopka Hockey Academy Ottawa/Niagara
JOHN OSTAPYK
Playing/Coaching Experience:
- NCAA Player- Dartmouth College Division 1- Full Hockey Scholarship
- NCAA Hockey Humanitarian Finalist 2005
- Hockey Player- Ottawa Jr. Senators, Arnprior Jr.
- Lead Sensplex Hockey Programs
- Specialty Shooting Clinics Instructor @ CHDC
- Lead Instructor at 360 Hockey
- Power skating Instructor at Dartmouth College
Julian Talbot
Playing/Coaching Experience:
- 800+ Professional Hockey Player AHL/DEL/EBEL
- NHL Organizations- St. Louis Blues, Colorado Avalanche
- Ottawa 67’s OHL 2002-2006 Captain
- 2x DEL German Champion- Berlin Polar Bears 2012, 2013
- DEL- Playoff Leading Scorer 2013
- Coach- Elite Instructor Toronto & Ottawa Hockey Camps
- Player Development Skills Instructor- AAA/AA Teams & Players
Brett Liscomb
Playing/Coaching Experience:
- 400+ Pro Hockey Games- ECHL/CHL/SPHL/Europe
- Player- Coach Pro Hockey
- 4 Year OHL Career 2003-2007
- Former Ottawa 67’s Player- OHL
- CIS Hockey- All Star & Alumni- St. Francis Xavier
- Won 2 Pro Hockey Championships
- Coach- Elite Instructor Ottawa Hockey Camps
- Player Development Skills Instructor- AAA/AA Teams & Players
Each qualified instructor brings years of experience playing and coaching. All experienced staff shares a similar passion- to help hockey players to play at their maximum potential. We take pride in our teaching; provide the tools needed, correct all players’ skills while improving their work ethic, discipline and understanding.
EDGE HOCKEY motivates and challenges a player to reach a higher level of performance. Our professional instructors are passionate in the belief that to achieve your hockey dream you must, “Gain the EDGE on your competition!”
