The fans that attended the Knights first day of on-ice scrimmage Wednesday know he can play.

Now maybe some of that confidence is finding its way to Jammes himself.

But he isn't ready yet to make the decision to thrust himself into the Ontario Hockey League maelstrom, at least not yet.

Jammes, a highly skilled forward the Knights selected with their second pick in the second round of May's OHL draft, has decided to go home and play junior hockey in Ottawa rather than sign with the Knights.

"I've never leaned more towards playing in the OHL than now," Jammes said.

"But as a family we're still undecided. I'm only 15."

Jammes is a late birthday which means while most players drafted in 2011 will go into the NHL draft in two years, Jammes isn't eligible until three years from now. Getting a talented player like that is bonus.

But it also creates its own set of problems.

"I'm only 15 and you start thinking about whether you are good enough to play with some of those players," Jammes said.

In his first session he scored two goals and was one of the best skaters on the ice.

The Hunters would like him to commit to London and develop in this area.

"We think he's a great player. We like him a lot," Knights general manager Mark Hunter said. "He can skate and has great hands. But he isn't sure what he wants to do."

After taking part in several scrimmages, Jammes was a little more confident about where he stood as far as his talent level.

"I felt comfortable out there," he said.

"Skill-wise after playing, I feel that I can play with them."

"I thought it was going to be a lot more difficult after seeing the off-ice stuff," Jammes said "It was a bit scary because I'm a little undersized guy. I'm still wearing a cage and everyone is wearing a visor. So I'm thinking another year of development might not hurt me."

Jammes is one of the young breed of players the Knights are bringing into their system. If the talent predicted becomes talent fulfilled, in two years this is going to be a talented offensive team.

The Knights believe Jammes should be a part of it and they want him to stay.

"We went out for dinner last night with (Max and Tie) Domi and going out with top draft (Bo) Horvat," Jammes said. "I talked to Mark a lot. He treated me like a professional. I got to meet Corey Perry, Brandon Prust and Mark took the time to contact me in the summer. They treated me like a professional."

Jammes says everything is still undecided, but the more he is in London, the better he feels.

"I feel a big part of what hockey is about is being confident on the ice, confident to make your moves, make your choices, not being scared of the older guys," he said. "Back in Ottawa, when I played I felt I had some confidence issues. When I had the puck, I felt I had to it to give it to this guy because he's a veteran. But I am getting to know the guys, they are treating me like teammates, making me more comfortable."

Of course, there is one other selling point.

"We're a developing team that's getting ready to win the Memorial Cup in a few years," Jammes said "It would be nice to see a line of Horvat, Domi and Jammes."

He won't get much argument about that from anyone.

The management & coaches of the Gloucester Rangers Junior"A" hockey team has worked hard over the past few years to ensure that the future of their players not only includes hockey, but they have also stressed the importance of education. The success of this effort is evident in four players from the 2010-11 team obtaining scholarships at American colleges. Andrew Creppin & Michael Webley received scholarships at the University of Alabama( a division 1 college) in Huntsville while Ben Curley will attend Neumann College and Ben Iwanowski will also be attending a US college where they all will not only play hockey but will have the opportunity to further their education.

"We are very proud of the success of our program to promote education and hockey at the Rangers organization,$quot says Paul Jennings, owner & manager of the team. "All these boys are leaders both on & off the ice. Andrew Creppin, our captain, broke several team records this season and both he and Mike Webley were selected to the leagues 2010-11 All Star team and both were in the top five regular season scoring leaders of the CCHL.

Ben Iwanowski is a big and tough top defenseman and will add toughness to his college team. Ben Curley has been an outstanding goalie in the CCHL for several seasons and is looking forward to the opportunities to stop pucks and win games at Neumann.

"They are not only a good example for our younger players but demonstrate the success of the team’s efforts to promote our players and assist them in obtaining scholarships and continue on with their educational goals. I congratulate these players on their scholarships and wish them all the best as they continue both their education and hockey careers at these top colleges and hockey leagues in the USA," stated Sylvain Favreau, coach of the Rangers.

We have also been fortunate over the past few seasons to have Richard Penning on our team. Richard is studying medicine at Ottawa University and at times it was necessary for Richard to miss practices or games but the organization always ensured that Richard’s education was a priority and were able to fill in for him when these situations occurred.

The Rangers organization also stresses the importance of education to their younger players, following their progress at school on an ongoing basis. Nathan Pancel, the CCHL Rookie of the year, who recently signed with the Sudbury Wolves, has a 90+ average, Mason Nowak also has a 90+ average and Zach Leslie has an 85+ average. "These young players are already top players in the CCHL and we are confident that they also will have received scholarships that will allow them to play hockey and get a college degree," states Paul Jennings.

The Gloucester Rangers Junior A hockey club is pleased to annouce the appointment of Sylvain Favreau as their new coach. Sylvain has been the assistant coach with the Rangers for the past few seasons having led the offence and power play systems. He was also responsible for the academic portion of the Rangers program, monitoring the student/athletes and their in class performances. Sylvain came up through the Gloucester Rangers Minor Hockey system and then was drafted and played in the CCHL (CJHL) for Kanata, Ottawa and finished his junior hockey career with the Gloucester Rangers Junior A club. He brings a wealth of experience to the Rangers staff as he also played professional hockey in Europe until 2007.

"I am confident in Sylvain's leadership skills, and with his knowledge and experience with the team already, he is a good fit to assume the role of coach for the Rangers," says Paul Jennings, president & general manager of the club. "I have watched Sylvain over the past few seasons and have been impressed with his ability to work with our players and staff. We look forward to a successful season with Sylvain at the helm."

"I would also like to thank our former coach Rick Dorval, who has stepped down to spend more time with his family. The Rangers organization wish him all the best and I am sure that during the hockey season we will see Rick at the CCHL games and I am confident that he will be back coaching in the near future."

Contact : Paul Jennings (613) 796-9958

At the recent 2011-12 entry level draft held at the Earl Armstrong Arena the Rangers selected 17 players along with the announcement of their two protects from the Ottawa 67 Major Bantams, Andrew Abou Assaly and Patrick White.

"Both Andrew and Patrick have had a great year with their team and are consided great prospects for our club, " says Mark Wilson, head scout of the Rangers. "They were top scorers and we look forward to them bringing their talent to the Rangers over the next few seasons." In keeping with the philosophy of promoting local talent 15 of the 17 boys selected by the Rangers in this year's draft are from the Ottawa area.

"This is important to the Ranger organization and I have always felt the development of our young players from the region to be the strength of our organization, and I am confident that many of the players selected in this year's draft will have the opportunity to play on our team either this year or next, " stated Paul Jennings, owner & general manager of the club.

Three goalies were selected in this year's draft (Doug Johnston, Jacob Blair, Gunner Rivers) and it is hoped that one of them will be able to step into Ben Curley's shoes as Ben has moved on and will be playing goal for a Division 3 College in the US.

Tyler O'Neill, Colton Keuhl, Michel DiBello,Dean Derouchie and Greg Heika will only be eligible to play for the Rangers in 5 games this season as they were all drafted from the Major Bantams.

Daniel Disipio, Sebastien Dion, Maxime St Georges, Eric Snedden, Miguel Laurin, Devin Desnoyers,Adam Doelman, Justin Millson and Jordon Gillis will all be trying to crack the lineup this season. They all have talent and some like Sebastien Dion will be looking to keep up last year's stats as the 2nd top scorer on the Clarence Beaver Jr B team and the 4th in the league in his rookie season. Daniel Disipio is fast on his skates and it is hoped that this will earn him a spot on the Rangers.

The team is holding a camp this week-end (June 11th/12th) at the Carleton Ice where we expect most of these players will give it their all to show new coach, Sylvain Favreau, that they belong on the Rangers.

Contact : Paul Jennings (613) 796-9958

The Gloucester Rangers Jr A hockey club was saddened yesterday to hear of the accidental death of Eric Leighton, one of our top prospects for the upcoming season. Eric was drafted in the 4th round in 2010 by the Rangers and he was looking forward to going to their prospect camp in June.

"Eric & I had discussed the opportunities for him this season with the Rangers and that he would be expected to play a role on defense for our team. When Eric was drafted last year, he not only showed us his hockey skills but also our experience and discussions with him demonstrated his maturity and leadership skills both on and off the ice. Many of our players that knew and played with Eric have contacted the team and have expressed how much they will miss his toughness on the team this season," said Paul Jennings, owner and general manager.

"He was a great kid and will be sadly missed by all the Ranger players, staff and our hockey community and we would like to relay our condolences to Eric's family on behalf of the Gloucester Ranger Jr A organization, as well as the executive and teams of the CCHL," said Paul Jennings.

Paul Jennings, General Manager 613-796-9958