Trevor Zelenock

Trevor Zelenock is an American Ice hockey player, coach, and Coast Guardsman.
==Playing career==
Zelenock played 4 years (2014-2018) of Michigan High School Varsity for Grand Blanc. He finished with the school record of most games played in a varsity sport with 105 games played.https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/449660/trevor-zelenock#:~:text=2014%2D15-,Grand%20Blanc%20Community%20High,-USHS%2DMI 
After a brief hiatus, he walked on to the ACHA Oakland University Golden Grizzlies in 2021. He played 2 seasons (2021-2023) with Oakland.https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/449660/trevor-zelenock#:~:text=2021%2D22-,Oakland%20Univ.,-ACHA%20III 
In August 2023 he signed a 1 year contract with the Blue Water Stars of the Michigan Independence Hockey League (MIHL) as a player-coach.http://starsprohockey.hockeyshift.com/stats#/2569/team/318184/roster:~:text=%2317%20F-,TREVOR%20ZELENOCK,-%2319%20F
==Coaching career==
Zelenock began his coaching career by helping the Flint Inner City Youth Hockey program while playing in high school. Upon graduation he assisted local high school varsity teams.
In 2019, he became an assistant coach for the 16u Flint Vengeance travel hockey program. The following season in 2020, he spearheaded their 18u team with multiple players going on to play at the junior or ACHA level. 
While playing at Oakland University, he worked with the team's management as a scout. Soon after the end of his ACHA playing career he was named the Director of Recruiting and Gameday Operations.https://oaklandhockeyd3.acha.hockeytech.com/about-us/staff#:~:text=Game%20Day%20Operations-,Trevor%20Zelenock,-(2nd%20Year)
He also has served as the Michigan Scout for the Utah Outliers of the NCDC since 2022. In 2022-23 he was a part of the Utah Outliers staff that won the USPHL Premier (Mountain) Championship in their last season before moving to the National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC)https://www.utahoutliers.com/staff#:~:text=SOUTHWESTERN%20SCOUT-,TREVOR%20ZELENOCK,-MICHIGAN%20SCOUT
After signing with the Blue Water Stars of the Michigan Independence Hockey League (MIHL) as a player-coach in 2023. Zelenock also assumed the role of general manager.http://starsprohockey.hockeyshift.com/staff#:~:text=TREVOR%20ZELENOCK,COACH%20%26%20GENERAL%20MANAGER
Starting the 2024-25 season he will be serving as the Assistant coach of the Motor City Gamblers USPHL under 2023 Willie O'Ree Award Winner, Jason McCrimmon. 
==International play==
Zelenock represented the United States at the 2014 CANUSA Games serving as a forward for Team USA (Flint, Michigan). He recorded 1 goal and 1 assist versus Team Canada (Hamilton, Ontario). 
==Personal life==
His father's side of the family is of Slovak descent. His mother's family hails from Sicily. During college he joined the United States Coast Guard Reserve where he plays for the Coast Guard Hockey team.
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