National Championship AA Preview: Edge

Follow the NLF on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. This is the Edge 2020 and 2021 preview for the 2019 NLF Club National Championships. We’ll be profiling some of the top players from every 2020 AA and 2021 AA teams who will be in attendance. 

2020
Top Commits

Carter Begley, attack, St. Michael’s (Ont.) / Drexel
Monty Cook, midfield, Royal St. George’s (Ont.) / Cornell
Andrew Dalton, midfield, St. Michael’s (Ont.) / Cornell
Garet McMahon, midfield, Jean Vanier (Ont.) / Newberry
Jonathan Peshko, midfield, St. Michael’s (Ont.) / Johns Hopkins

Top Uncommitted Players 

Dougie Crawford, defense, Bill Crothers (Ont.) – A stocky defenseman who likes to mix it up, Crawford offers positional versatility by being able to play LSM, and he thrives when he can get up and down the field.

Josh Gamble, goalie, Bishop Reding (Ont.) – A big goalie whose box style carries over to field, Gamble does a great job of making a ton of saves in the clearing game, and he’s noticeably ramped up his clearing game, too.

Jack Travassos, defense, Corpus Christie (Ont.) – Travassos is a tall, athletic defender with an excellent stick, and he does really well in transition for Edge.

2021
Top Uncommitted Players 

Josh Fairey, defense/LSM, Hill Academy (Ont.) – A starter for Brodie Merrill‘s Hill squad this spring, Fairey is a big, tall and athletic defender with stick skills so good that could play offense if he wanted to.

Tyler Ford, attack, T.A. Blakelock (Ont.) – A righty attackman with a similar playing style to Denver all-time points leader Wes Berg, Ford has the ability and creativity to quickly fill up the back of the net. Like all Edge players, his extensive box background helps his handle out tremendously.

Thomas MacDonald, goalie, Upper Canada College (Ont.) – MacDonald is the, “perfect Canadian style goalie,” according to Gardner. He’s incredibly quick and athletic in the cage and kickstarts transition with ease.