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Rick Szabo

Head Coach
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Former professional hockey netminder and coach Rick Szabo enters his second season behind the bench after returning to the Trojans in 2019.

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Former professional hockey netminder and coach Rick Szabo enters his second season behind the bench after returning to the Trojans in 2019.

Szabo was instrumental in the founding of varsity hockey in Troy in 1996, and led the team as inaugural head coach until 2007. 

A native of Grimsby, Ontario, Canada, Szabo came up the hockey ranks as a butterfly-style goaltender, sharpening his skills in the Ontario Hockey League before turning professional and embarking on a career between the pipes lasting over a decade and seeing minutes played at nearly every elite level of the sport, including stints with the major-league WHA Cincinnati Stingers and time with the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs at camp under legendary coach Roger Neilson.

An avid golfer in the warmer months, Szabo was working as a teaching professional at a country club in Kitchener, Ontario in 1982 when he received an offer to join a newly formed lower level professional club in Troy, Ohio named the Sabres. As a member of the Troy (and later Miami Valley) Sabres, Szabo helped the team win the 1986 Walmar Cup Championship, to date Troy's only professional sports championship claim. 

Rick would return to the storied halls of Hobart Arena in the early 90's, helping lead the local youth hockey program and was instrumental in the formation of house leagues, introducing the sport to countless local athletes in the process. 

In early 1996, a group of dedicated parents approached Szabo about the formation of an OHSAA varsity hockey program at Troy High School, along with then-athletic director Tom Mercer, established the Trojans on the ice as members of the fledgling Southwest Ohio High School Hockey League. Competitive level hockey had returned to Hobart since the Sabres left town seven years earlier with an inaugural win against newly founded Dublin High School on a cool November evening.

Szabo would continue to grow varsity hockey as a sport both in Troy, and regionally, as he provided guidance to several area high school hockey program foundings, notably Beavercreek who joined the OHSAA in 1997 as well as several Columbus-based schools at the end of the decade.

As the new Millenium rolled along, Szabo was fortunate enough to coach both his son JT and daughter Chelsea as members of the varsity hockey team, while continuing to grow the opportunity for Troy student-athletes to compete at a high level of the game.

At the conclusion of the 2007 season, Szabo was selected as coach of the OHSAA Senior All Star Game at Nationwide Arena, leaving the bench with a final win until returning for the 2019-2020 season.

Rick and his wife Gaye reside in Troy.

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Karl Mick

Assistant Coach

Local business owner and member of the inaugural Trojans varsity team, Karl Mick continues his tutelage behind the Bench for Troy.

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Local business owner and member of the inaugural Trojans varsity team, Karl Mick continues his tutelage behind the Bench for Troy.

As a player, Mick came up through the Troy Youth Hockey Association before becoming one of the very first varsity hockey players in Troy High School history in 1996.

Entering his fourth season as Assistant Coach, Karl has been instrumental in the continued growth and development of the varsity program, and serves as an active mentor with the student athletes. 

In addition to his duties behind the bench, Mick supervises and educates the student athletes on advanced level nutrition and agility stretching to prepare them for high level of on ice competition at the OHSAA level.

When not at the rink, Mick owns and operates a successful plumbing business in Troy. 

Karl and his wife Mindy reside in Troy.

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JT Szabo

General Manager
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Former professional hockey broadcaster & executive JT Szabo serves the Trojans as team General Manager, overseeing media and off-ice operations of the program.

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Former professional hockey broadcaster & executive JT Szabo serves the Trojans as team General Manager, overseeing media and off-ice operations of the program.

A former varsity Trojan on the ice, Szabo is a 2004 graduate of Troy High School and enters his second season as volunteer team General Manager responsible for coordinating the off-ice logistics of running a varsity program as well as assisting with hockey operations. Szabo also works closely with the boosters to assist with the business operations of the organization and to implement sponsorship and revenue generation for the program.

JT also serves as the television play-by-play broadcaster for all Trojans Hockey broadcasts on MVSN.

After his playing career ended, Szabo spent three season as the television broadcaster on Trojans telecasts on Troy TV5 before beginning a professional hockey broadcast career in 2005. Over seven seasons, Szabo served as the television and radio play-by-play announcer for multiple organizations in the ECHL, USHL, AAHL and CHL.

Szabo most notably spent two separate stints as the radio voice of the ECHL's Dayton Bombers, first in 2005-2006, and then again during the 2008-2009 seasons before lending his voice for the final season of the Dayton Gems in the Central Hockey League in 2011.

Additionally, Szabo gained experience as a front office executive, specializing in public and media relations, marketing, social media as well as sponsorship and ticket sales. 

While pursuing his passion for the game from the press box, Szabo kept busy on the ice in his spare time, working as a level 3 certified referee for over ten years, reaching the North American Hockey League for one game featuring the USA Hockey National U18 Team in 2003.

Since leaving the professional hockey world, Szabo has kept busy as a local business owner and broadcast personality, most recently heard anchoring the evening newscasts on flagship WHIO Radio from 2015-2017.

JT and his wife Jamie reside in Troy with their children and pugs.


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Trainers

Kyra Dorney

Athletic Trainer

Kyra Dorney, MA, AT earned her bachelor's degree in athletic training from Heidelberg University. 

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Kyra Dorney, MA, AT earned her bachelor's degree in athletic training from Heidelberg University. 

She also completed a master’s degree in physical education with a concentration in sports management from Wright State University. Kyra enjoys the field of athletic training for its diversity. “It’s always fun, spontaneous, and you never do the same thing every day,” she said. Kyra, who began at Premier Health in 2016, enjoys sports, music, spending time outdoors, and spending time with her family.

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Justin Perkins

Athletic Trainer

Justin Perkins, AT earned his degree in athletic training and wellness and corporate fitness from Defiance College. 

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Justin Perkins, AT earned his degree in athletic training and wellness and corporate fitness from Defiance College. 

He has worked as an athletic trainer at the high school level. Justin joined Premier Health in 2016. The personal goalsetting common in athletic training is what attracts Justin to the career. “I love being able to help a young adult reach his/her goals,” he said. 

Justin enjoys running – specifically track and field – as well as spending time with his family and Boston sports.

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Strength & Conditioning

Aaron Gibbons

Strength Coach

Coach Gibbons is the Strength and Conditioning coach for Troy Trojans athletics, responsible for the education and supervision of weight training activities for all sports.

Medical

Dr. Don Delcamp

Team Physician

Dr. Delcamp is a board certified physician that has been with Premier Orthopedics since 1987. 

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Dr. Delcamp is a board certified physician that has been with Premier Orthopedics since 1987. 

He earned his medical degree from Ohio State University and completed his orthopaedic residency at the Miami Valley Hospital.

Dr. Delcamp is a member of the Ohio State Medical Association, Ohio Orthopaedic Society, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and Miami County Medical Society.

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Administration

David Palmer

Athletic Director
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