by Contributor on Monday Jan 25 2021 Emery Olauson, head coach/assistant general manager of the Edmundston Blizzard in the Maritime Hockey League, coached the Grand Forks Border Bruins for three seasons. Digiphoto By Emanuel Sequera, KIJHL Director of Communications Becoming the coach-GM of the Grand Forks Border Bruins was the challenge Emery Olauson needed. “I needed to know that I love this and that I want to do this,” says Olauson, who held the position for three years (2015-18) and was named Coach of the Year in 2016. Being his first junior coaching position, the Canmore, Alta., native knew there would be things to push him and help him find out if he wanted to be a coach.