Edge Performance Hockey Training

As President, Head Trainer and founding Owner, Matt Doman brings a wealth of hockey playing and coaching experience to The Edge.  He began his career playing for Team Illinois AAA Hockey Club and was a member of the Select 15, 16, & 17 USA Hockey Teams.  He played for the US National Junior Team in 1999, and captained the US National Junior Team in 2000. 

Doman was a four-time letter winner and two-time Assistant Captain during his tenure at the University of Wisconsin Madison.  After graduating with a degree in Communications, he went on to play professional hockey for the St. John Flames of the AHL and the Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL. 

Doman has extensive experience coaching hockey teams, camps and clinics.  Most recently, he worked as both Coach and the Director of Player Development for the Milwaukee Junior Admirals, and also worked as a Head Instructor with DC Hybrid Skating. 

In addition to The Edge, Doman is an Assistant Coach for the Stillwater Area High School Boys' Hockey Team.
 

Phil Housley is the NHL’s second top scoring U.S.-born player, with 1,232 points (338-894), and a silver medal winner in the 2002 U.S. Olympics.  As a senior in high school, Phil was drafted sixth overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1982 NHL entry draft. He had an NHL career that lasted 21 years, playing for the Winnipeg Jets, St. Louis Blues,  Calgary Flames, New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks and Toronto Maple Leafs. 

In addition to sharing his vast hockey knowledge and experience with the athletes training at The Edge, Housley is the head coach of the Stillwater Area High School boys’ varsity hockey team.

HC Bolzano (Italy) forward Danny Irmen is Head Trainer for The Edge Summer Training Camp.

While still in high school, the Fargo, ND, native led the USHL in playoff goals and captained the Lincoln (Neb.) Stars to the league championship during the 2002-2003 season. That same year, Irmen was chosen 78th overall in the draft by the Wild.

From 2003 to 2006, Irmen played for the University of Minnesota Gophers Mens' Hockey Team and received numerous honors, including being named to Third Team All-WCHA (twice), co-winner of the John Mariucci MVP award, winner of the Mike Crupi Most Determined Player award (twice), and National College Player of the Month in January 2006.

In 2006, Irmen signed with the Wild and played for the Houston Aeros until 2010.

Edge Head Trainer Phil Fox, a recent graduate of Northern Michigan University with a degree in physical education and coaching, was a four-time letter winner and captain of the NMU Wildcats hockey team. Prior to NMU, Fox played for USHL and NAHL teams including the Fargo-Moorhead Jets, Des Moines Buccaneers, and Cedar Rapids RoughRiders.

During his years playing for the Stillwater Area High School boys' hockey team, Fox received numerous awards, including MVP and All-Conference honors.

Dan Toninato is the Head Strength and Conditioning Trainer at The Edge. Toninato holds a M.Ed. in sport and exercise science from the Univ. of Minn.-Twin Cities and a B.S. in health and human performance from the Univ. of Wis.-River Falls. He's a NSCA-certified strength and conditioning specialist and NIHS-certified personal trainer, and also works as a personal trainer at River Valley Athletic Club in Stillwater, Minn.

Toninato has more than a decade of experience training teams and individuals in a variety of settings, including at Velocity Hockey Center, DePere (Wis.) Summer Hockey Camp, the Univ. of Wis. - River Falls, and the Univ. of Minn.

Originally from the Green Bay, Wis., area, Toninato played four years of Division III football for UW-RF and was assistant captain of his high school's WIAA Division II state championship football team. And then there was that seven-year stint as equipment assistant for the Green Bay Packers. . .