KEARNEY, NE - The Tri-City Storm have named Marco Trevino the tenth head coach in franchise history. 

Trevino was serving in his second season as an assistant coach with the Storm. Prior to his assistant role, the Beverly Hills, Michigan native collected over a dozen years of coaching experience between the Pittsburgh Penguins Elite, Detroit Victory Honda, and Detroit Little Caesars organizations. 

Before transitioning full-time to Tri-City's coaching staff, Trevino was a key contributor to the organization's scouting and personnel matters for two years. 

Trevino enjoyed a three-year playing stint in the United States Hockey League with the Waterloo Black Hawks and Sioux City Musketeers between 2001-2004. He also competed in two professional seasons prior to beginning his coaching career.

Trevino's family includes his wife Keila and three sons, Tristen (18), Messier (15), and Bernie (6).

"I'd like to thank our ownership group for this opportunity. I also want to express a tremendous amount of gratitude to my family for allowing me to pursue my coaching dreams away from home. We have an awesome group in the dressing room, and I look forward to continuing the season with a great group of players." -Tri-City Storm Head Coach Marco Trevino

"Our organization is proud to elevate Marco Trevino to the role of head coach. Coach Trevino has a solid grasp of our league and how to communicate with and develop young players. After years of working with our club in a scouting and coaching role, Coach Trevino understands the day-to-day expectations of our ownership. He is also aware of our organization's strong desire to develop elite level players and men in an extremely positive environment." - Tri-City Storm General Manager Jason Koehler

The Tri-City Storm thank Mark Abalan for his hard work and dedication to our organization. We extend our gratitude for his commitment and wish him and his family nothing but the best moving forward.