2006/07 Archives

ODHA Jim Farrelli Memorial Award

The Gloucester Rangers congratulate Darrell Campbell who was honoured at the Ottawa District Hockey Association (ODHA) Annual General Meeting on June 16th with the Jim Farrelli Memorial Award in recognition of his dedication to the game of hockey and proven ability to coach elite athletes. Darrell will be moving on from our Rangers program to coach the Ottawa Jr 67's Major Midget AAA team for the 2007-2008 season and the Rangers wish him continued coaching success!

League Champions

Congratulations to the Rangers Minor Bantam 'A's and the Minor Midget 'A's on being crowned league champions.

7 of the 14 Rangers teams made it to the league finals. Another great Rangers season comes to a close!

AAA Hockey Zone 4

A new Zone 4 AAA website has been launched. Visit often to stay entirely up to date as news unfolds.

Rangers Shine in OHL Priority Selection Draft

The Gloucester Rangers Minor Hockey club are extremely proud to announce the following Minor Midget players selected in this year's OHL Priority
Selection Draft.

• Scott Valentine was selected in 2nd round by the London Knights

• Francis Dupuis was selected in the 4th round by the Guelph Storm

• Craig Moore was selected in the 8th round by the Brampton Batallion

• Taylor York was selected in the 11th round by the Guelph Storm

Congratulations on this major accomplishment in your hockey careers!

Zone 4 Nomination Meeting

Zone Four (East Ottawa/Gloucester/South Ottawa) of the newly established Ottawa District AAA Minor Hockey League will be holding a nomination meeting on Saturday March 3 12-2pm at Kilrea Arena Board Room. Immediately following will be the first Board meeting from 2pm-4pm.

Update on 'AAA' Hockey

The concept of creating a AAA league in the ODMHA has seen the creation of a proposal that has now been reviewed by the ODMHA and its member Districts. The ODMHA Executive and Minor Council approved the 3 year pilot proposal to commence play next season. A number of documents and specifics around the proposal have been posted on the ODMHA website for your review.

The Gloucester Rangers urge you to read the proposal and educate yourself on what has been put forward, as it will change the competitive hockey landscape for the players. As information is made available to us, we will post updates on this website.

Ranger Alumni Michael Blunden Makes His NHL Debut

Michael Blunden, former Gloucester Ranger, made his National Hockey League debut for the Chicago Blackhawks on October 25th vs the Vancouver Canucks, and was in uniform again on October 28th against Anaheim.

Michael started the 2006/07 campaign as a member of the Norfolk Admirals (the Blackhawks AHL affiliate) and joins Adrian Aucoin as Ranger alumni who have played in the NHL. Check out Michael's profile on the Blackhawks website.

New Standards of Play

Hockey Canada is encouraging all players, parents and coaches to familiarize themselves with the new standards of play beginning in 2006/07. Please take a few moments to review some of the highlights of these new standards.

Bulletin to all Rangers Players and Parents

On behalf of the Gloucester Rangers we ask that all parents and players review this document in order to better understand how the new rules of the game will impact minor hockey starting this season.

Chicago Black Hawks Sign Michael Blunden

On May 24th, the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks signed former Gloucester Ranger Michael Blunden to a 3 year deal. Coming off a gold medal win with the Team Canada in the 2005 World Junior Hockey Championship, this is one former Ranger who is clearly on his way up!

Former Gloucester Ranger Ryan Gulliver Lands Scholarship

Ryan Gulliver GRMH alumni and a member of the Cumberland Jr "A" Grads has been selected by Hockey Canada as one of the RBC Financial Group Junior 'A' Hockey Canada Scholarship recipients and will receive a $1,000 scholarship toward post-secondary education. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic achievement, hockey achievement, and community involvement. Congrats Ryan!

Message from GRMH Chair Jim Lloyd

I am very pleased and privileged to assume the position of President/Chair of the Gloucester Rangers for the 2006-7 season. First of all, I would like to extend my thanks to the outgoing Board Members who have served this association so well over the past years. In addition, we welcome our new Board members and thank them for their interest in our program. The Rangers are one of the ODMHAs' most respected competitive hockey organizations and this years Board is committed to meeting and exceeding these expectations. I am pleased to welcome back EHK Sports as our Coach and Player Development partner and we look forward to building upon the successes and positive results that they bring to the Rangers.

As an Executive Committee, our four priorities for this season will be:

• maximizing ice resources

• improving the lines of communications between our players, our coaches and our parent group

• making "teaching" the single most important part of practices and off ice sessions

• significantly reduce off ice distractions that divert our energies away from our children's hockey experience

Going forward, I would ask you to leverage our Gloucester Rangers website by visiting often and spread the word on our behalf as we will use it as our primary method of communicating with our membership.

I look forward to seeing all of you at the Player Orientation Meeting in August. Until then, enjoy the off-season and rest up for another great season of Rangers hockey.

Yours in Hockey,

Jim Lloyd
President/ Chair GRMH

2006 CJHL Draftees

The Gloucester Rangers would like to congratulate the following players for their selection in this year's CJHL Draft held on June 4th, 2006:

The Gloucester Rangers are very pleased to offer congratulations to Sean Blunden and Andrew Creppin who were both drafted in the OHL Priority Selection which took place on Saturday, May 6, 2006. During the 2005-2006 season, Sean and Andrew were members of the Rangers Minor Midget AA team. Sean was selected by the Owen Sound Attack and Andrew was selected by the Windsor Spitfires. Congratulations Sean and Andrew, we are very proud of you!