The owner of the Barrel Riders of Buffalo (BrB) is Scott Hall, a native of San Jose, CA. Prior to becoming an owner in the IHHL, Scott worked as an entrepreneur in the technology industry. Scott's first company, Shiva Industries, focused on cyber security security infrastructure. After selling the firm, Scott started Janus Insights, a company that focused on leveraging data analysis and metrics. Now, Scott is the head of the Horus Consortium, which owns the Barrel Riders.
When Scott took over full time management of the Barrel Riders in 2008, the Barrel Riders had not been to the playoffs in a over a decade and had one of the worst attendance records of any team in the IHHL. Scott set to work building a solid infrastructure for the Barrel Riders. From the a state of the art training facility, to improvements to the Civic Center, Scott and the Horus Consortium financed everything in a bid to make the Barrel Riders more competitive.
Investing in the facilities and the team paid off for the Barrel Riders during the 2012 - 2013 season. Despite a truncated season, due to the lockout, the Barrel Riders took home their first ever IHHL Ice Bucket Championship and lead the league in attendance. For the 2013-2013 season, the Barrel Riders are currently number two in the league and in first place in the Conway Conference.
Recently, there has been talk of a widening rift between the Barrel Riders management and the city of Buffalo over the state of the Civic Center. Despite the Buffalo Riders bringing the Ice Bucket Championship to the city, as well as orchestrating the hosting the first IHHL Winter Classic, the city has refused to work with the ownership to secure a new facility. Over the past year, the arena has fallen into a state of disrepair and on more than one occasion, Scott has been heard to attribute player injuries to condition of the facility.
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