Jimi's career consisted of time in Junior, Major Junior and Professional, in turn spending four years in the NHL with the Buffalo Sabres Organization, along side his father of 17 years. Jimi is a former member of the PHPA (Professional Hockey Players Association) and the former owner of Elite Hockey Services, LLC, Pro Scouting Agency.
  
      A Professional Hockey Scout, dealing with players in the American Hockey League, East Coast Hockey League, International Hockey League, Central Hockey League, Southern Professional Hockey League, European Hockey Leagues, Ontario Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and Western Hockey League.

     Was with the Buffalo Sabres Organization in the NHL for five years, along with his father that was with the organization for seventeen years.

     On December 21, 2005-2006, was named Assistant Coach and Team Scout under GM/Head Coach Robbie Nichols of the Richmond Riverdogs in the UHL.

    -2002-2004, was an Assistant Coach at the University of Delaware Fighting Blue Hens Collegiate Men's Team.

    -2004-2005 N. American Scout for the Ottawa Jr. 'A' Sensators in the CJHL (Central Junior Hockey League) in Canada.

    -2004-2006 Asst. Coach/Head Team Scout with the Richmond Riverdogs in UHL.

    -2004-2007 Head Team Scout with the Huntsville Havoc in SPHL.

    -2005-2006 Team Head Scout for the Elmira Jackals in the UHL.
   
    -2007-08 Head Team Scout with the Jacksonville Barracudas in the SPHL.    

    -2007-08 Head Team Scout for the Port Huron Icehawks of the IHL.

    -2008-09 Head Scout of the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs of the Professional CHL (Central Hockey League).

    -2009-10 Interim Head Coach of the former West Michigan Blizzard of the AAHL.
    
    -2007-Present  On June 10, 2006 he was named the Head Team Head Scout/Assistant Coach/Video Coach, Elmira Jackals, ECHL. Affiliate to the NHL Ottawa Senators and AHL Binghamton Senators and the NHL Anaheim Ducks and AHL Syracuse Crunch.

    -2011- On February 23, 2011, was announced as Asst. Coach to Head Coach Robbie Nichols of the Elmira Jackals, ECHL.
        
                 GM/ Co-Coach
              Jimi Simmons
Hockey Office: 484-571-6042
Email:
jsimmons@jrajackalshockey.com
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         Team Head Scout
   Bernie "Desi" Desrosier
Hockey Office: 484-571-6042
Cell:                   813-361-2808
Email:
desi@jrajackalshockey.com
Bernie began as a young goaltender in the late 60’s at the age of 12 playing without a mask.  As “cage masks” turned to “fiberglass molded” masks, he was a goaltender at Mount Saint Charles Academy and then on to Providence College in Rhode Island in the early 70’s.  He then played amateur hockey for the Rhode Island Ringers for one season.  He continued to coach and teach instructional hockey in the New England area for over 11 years.  In 1984, he later moved to Durham, North Carolina and played for the Raleigh Ice Caps for two seasons (Goalie of the year in 1980 with a 1.21 GAA and 1.86 GAA in 1984).  After moving to Tampa, Florida in 1992, he founded U.S. Club Hockey (a privately funded hockey club) with 16 teams and over 1,000 players in 12 states.  He also founded “Club Zero” (an organization with members in over 200 young goaltenders nationwide) and ran goalie camps throughout the United States.  In addition to being a goalie coach for several teams in the Southeast, he started Sunbelt Hockey Scouting in 2003 to enable players to have more opportunities to play Junior and Minor League Hockey or attend college.  Bernie currently lives in Tampa, Florida with his wife Anne and three children.  He is proud to be a member of the Philadelphia Thunder and the UJHL Scouting team.
            Asst. Head  Coach
             Doug   Unger
Hockey Office: 484-571-6042
Cell:                   484-769-7907
Email:  dunger@jrajackalshockey.com
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     COACHING STAFF
    Strength & Conditioning Coach
                 Tom Forte
Hockey Office: 484-571-6042

    Asst. GM & Assistant  Coach
               Pedro Cancel
Hockey Office: 484-571-6042
Cell:                   267-304-3700
Email:
asstgm@jrajackalshockey.com
     Justin comes to the Jackals as their Goalie Coach.

     Justin comes from a background of winning National Championships. In April of 2011 he coached the Old York Road Raiders Midget Team and won the USA Hockey Tier II 3A Division National Championship against the Santa Clara Blackhawks at Nationals.

     Justin is responsible for monitoring the netminders and instructing them one-on-one to improve their game to the next level.
      Assistant/Goalie  Coach
            Justin Adamski
Hockey Office: 484-571-6042
Cell:                   215-260-1515 
Email:  adamskifive@aol.com
     Doug Unger comes from 4 years of playing Jr. 'A' Hockey, 2 of those years were under Coach Simmons. Doug also served as an Asst. Coach to the team in the 2008-09 season.

     Doug is responsible for the day-to-day practices and operations of the Jackals Organization.
     Pedro Cancel comes to the Jackals with a wide and diverse hockey background. Stemming from Jr. Hockey to Roller Hockey.

      Pedro is also the Team Asst. GM, dealing with day-to-day team operations and team/league matters, as well as being the teams photogropher.

       Pedro has worked for such teams in the NHL as the Philadelphia Flyers and the AHL Philadelphia Phantoms as their photographer.
     Andy Ross comes to the Jackals with a wealth of knowledge in the game. Andy played 12+ years of Pro Hockey, stemming from Major Jr. to the Pros.

     Andy started his career in the QMJHL and then went on to play Pro, including playing 3 years in the RHI, a professional roller hockey league.

    Andy's duties are to oversee the practices and assist in the day-to-day operations of the Jackals, including games on the bench.
            Head  Coach
                 Andy Ross
Hockey Office: 484-571-6042
Cell:                   215-264-2624      
Email:  aross@jrajackalshockey.com