Brian Schulz – President of Business Operations 
Brian Schulz returns to the role of President of Business Operations for both the Austin Bruins and Grizzlies, a position he held before the COVID-19 Pandemic. Most fans will recognize Schulz as the Public Address Voice for the Austin Bruins, a role he has also returned to for the 2023-24 Season. Schulz has spent twelve years with Rochester Motor Cars and in the role of Director of Human Resources. Rochester Motor Cars is the largest auto dealer in Southern Minnesota. Besides the Bruins, his connections to the Austin hockey community come as both a previous member of the Austin Youth Hockey Board and as a hockey parent. Additionally, Schulz was involved with the St. Paul Pioneers football team for 10 years, one of the most successful semi-pro teams in the country. Schulz won the 2003 American Football Association General Manager of the Year and assisted in marketing, game day operations, player recruitment, and announcing for the team.
Kari Gilson – Director of Operations
Kari holds a degree in Sports Management and is excited to bring her experience back to the rink while helping grow the Grizzlies’ presence in the Rochester community. She lives in Rochester with her spouse and their two children, who will begin their own hockey journeys with the Rochester Youth Hockey Association this winter.
Paul Boron – Team Broadcaster
Paul Boron has worked in sports broadcasting for more than three decades as a play-by-play broadcaster, host, reporter, producer and videographer. He has called an array of sports at the professional, collegiate and high school levels. These events have been broadcast on a variety of platforms including ESPN+ and other television channels, as well as radio networks and broadcast streaming networks.
Paul recently moved from New Orleans where he primarily worked as the voice of Tulane women’s basketball while also broadcasting Tulane men’s basketball, baseball, tennis and volleyball. He also broadcast nearly 75 events per year for VSN, a streaming network based in Louisiana but now with a regional affiliate here in Minnesota. Paul also filled in on Pensacola Ice Flyers broadcasts in the SPHL. Paul has also worked in TV journalism as a host, reporter, and videographer for the Louisiana Soccer Association, Cox Sports Television, and the Golf Channel. Paul is a graduate of the University of Florida.
In his free time he enjoys spending time with his fiancé Kelsi, and their cat Fizzy.