A Bloomington resident, Brian comes to The Bison with over 30 years experience creating brands, marketing, and operational leadership for local, national, and international clients like Caterpillar, Toyota, Lexus, State Farm, and Country Financial. 

In the sports realm, he’s consulted, strategized, and created for seven Indy500 driver teams and all three professional hockey clubs that called Bloomington home. Brian is a former youth hockey coach and graduate of Illinois State University. He’s excited to be a part of the highest level of hockey our community has had to date and contribute to building the Bison in our inaugural year and beyond.

Greg Zook brings sales, marketing, and leadership experience to the Bison, along with long-time community roots and service in Bloomington.  Over the last 30 years, Greg has achieved results through advertising, regional, or wholesale manager positions in a variety of industries. Greg serves in his church, helped to start two youth football programs, and has coached several youth teams over the years.  He graduated from Western Michigan University with a degree in Industrial Marketing. Greg is an avid hockey fan and served as the public address announcer for the Bloomington Prairie Thunder.

Dave’s formerly of Scranton, Pennsylvania, known by many as the home of The Office (even though it wasn't filmed there). He spent eight seasons working with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the AHL, five as an Account Executive and three as Director of Group Sales. Dave graduated from California University of Pennsylvania in 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in Sport Management and a minor in Business Administration. In his free time, Dave enjoys listening to music, attending professional sporting events & concerts, and exploring the 250+ restaurants in the Bloomington-Normal area!

Andy has worked in professional hockey for 13 seasons while working for the St. Louis Blues, Anaheim Ducks, San Diego Gulls, Utica Comets, Springfield Falcons and Greenville Road Warriors.

Last season, Andy called games with St. Louis Blues on 101ESPN as a fill-in. He has also broadcasted a pair of NHL games for the Anaheim Ducks on Bally Sports West.

From 2018-2023, Andy spent five seasons with the San Diego Gulls calling games on AHLtv and the Gulls Audio Network including locally televised broadcasts on Fox5 San Diego. He has also had the honor to call the 2018 AHL All-Star Classic on SiriusXM NHL Network.

Before his professional career, Zilch earned a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications with emphasis on radio and tv broadcasting from Lindenwood University. 

David is from Bozeman, Montana and earned his Bachelor’s degree at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho. Before coming to the Bison, David has worked as the Director of Game Operations with the Idaho Steelheads in the ECHL. David has also directed professional MMA, college basketball, high school basketball, and arena football in addition to hockey. In his free time, David enjoys to ski, travel, attend sporting events, and play hockey. He is thrilled to bring new ideas and elements to the game presentation for Bison fans!

Maddie is from Wheaton, Illinois and earned her Bachelor’s degree at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. Before coming to the Bison, Maddie worked a season for the Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks Double-A affiliates. Maddie has experience in marketing and social media not only in the sports realm, but also the sales and law industries. In her free time, Maddie enjoys reading, cooking, and cheering on the Chicago Blackhawks and Nashville Predators! 

Maddie is beyond excited to help build the brand of the Bloomington Bison during their inaugural season and many seasons to follow!

Maddie is a proud native of Bloomington, Illinois, known to locals as a “townie”. She attended Illinois State University graduating with a bachelor's in 2021. Maddie loves to travel to new places, cheer on the Cubs at Wrigley Field, and dive into the latest Netflix series with her cat, Uno, by her side. Maddie looks forward to connecting with the community this season and having a new team to cheer on!

Matt’s excited to join the Bison in our inaugural season. A Bloomington native, he played youth hockey and started in hockey ops as a stick-boy for the Bloomington PrairieThunder in 2007. He’s worked in hockey ops roles in the UHL, IHL, CHL, SPHL, and AHL in Bloomington, Danville, and Peoria. Matt came to us as the Asst. GM at Johnston’s Hockey Skate/Pro Shop, downtown Bloomington.

“The hockey community has been a huge part of my life for as long as I can remember, I’m excited to bring my knowledge, skills and style to help bring hockey back baby!”

When Matt isn’t in our stores, he loves traveling with his wife, Jazmyne, daughters Sterling and Emersyn, and their Beagle Black Lab mix, Pozie.

Jonathon is from Port Saint Lucie, Florida but attended college in New York at Dominican University, where he played on the Men’s Soccer team all four years. Jonathon recently graduated in May 2024 and earned his bachelor's degree in business administration. In his free time, Jonathon enjoys watching all types of sports, listening to music, and going to the driving range!

Russell is from Scranton, Pennsylvania, and attended Penn State University with a dual-major in Marketing and Management. His sales experience began as an entry-level door to door Sales Representative but was promoted to Account Manager in just six weeks. A couple years later he earned a license to sell Home, Auto, Life, and Health for State Farm Insurance, before making his way to Bloomington. In his leisure time, he enjoys watching all types of sports, attending concerts, and cooking. He lucked-out because the Bloomington Bison are affiliated with his favorite NHL team, the NY Rangers!

Savanna is originally from Millsboro, Delaware and earned her Bachelor of Science from Oklahoma State University in December 2023. She previously worked with the Memphis Redbirds, where she gained hands-on experience as a game day operations intern and a sales associate over two seasons. Savanna is an avid traveler, college sports enthusiast, and enjoys spending time with her service dog, Pistol.

Jason is from Washington Township, New Jersey, and attended Florida State University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Sports Management. During his time at FSU, Jason played on the club ice hockey team and served as the team’s president. In his free time, he enjoys cheering on his Florida State Seminoles and New York Rangers.