David Warsofsky

David Matthew Warsofsky (born May 30, 1990) is an American ice hockey coach in the Washington Capitals system who had been a defenseman who most recently played for Augsburger Panther of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Early life Warsofsky is of Polish origin. He is Jewish, and was born in Marshfield, Massachusetts, the son of Dawn and Mark Warsofsky. He was named the 2007 U.S. Hockey Report's Prep Defenseman of the Year. Warsofsky was captain of the 2007–08 Under-18 United States men's national ice hockey team, where he tied as leader in assists and was second in points. The team won a bronze medal at the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championship. He played for Team USA in 2010, winning the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He then played four consecutive seasons solely for the Bruins' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Providence Bruins.

On December 18, 2013, the Bruins recalled Warsofsky from Providence. He is the first Bruin to wear the number 79. He made his NHL debut the following night in a 4–2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres. On December 28, Warsofsky scored his first career NHL goal in a 4–3 loss to the Ottawa Senators. He finished the season with two points in six games for Boston, as well as 32 in 56 with Providence.

On July 1, 2015, Warsofsky signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins. He skated in 12 games for the Penguins during the 2015–16 season, recording one goal. On February 26, 2016, the New Jersey Devils claimed Warsofsky off waivers. He finished the season with one assist in ten games for the Devils.

On July 1, 2016, Warsofsky returned to the Penguins, signing a one-year, two-way contract. He spent the majority of the 2016–17 season with Wilkes-Barre, where he led all team defensemen with 47 points in 58 contests, all career-highs. He also skated in seven games with Pittsburgh, recording one assist.

On July 1, 2017, Warsofsky signed a two-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche. Aside from a 16-game stint with the Avalanche in the 2017–18 season, he primarily played for the team's affiliates, the San Antonio Rampage and the Colorado Eagles.

On July 1, 2019, Warsofsky returned to the Penguins for a second time, signing a two-year, two-way contract. He was named captain of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, and led the defense with 33 points in 51 games.

On August 25, 2020, Warsofsky was traded by the Penguins to the Toronto Maple Leafs along with Evan Rodrigues, Filip Hallander, and the 15th overall pick in the 2020 NHL entry draft in exchange for Kasperi Kapanen, Jesper Lindgren and Pontus Aberg.

On February 15, 2021, Warsofsky was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes along with Yegor Korshkov in exchange for Alex Galchenyuk. In the 2020–21 season, the Hurricanes assigned Warsofsky to join AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, to be coached by his brother Ryan. Limited to 22 regular season games, he produced 17 assists and 19 points.

A free agent from the Hurricanes, Warsofsky left North America by signing his first contract abroad, agreeing to a one-year contract with German club ERC Ingolstadt of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) on June 18, 2021.

Front Office and Coaching

During the 2024-25 ECHL season, Warsofsky served as a special advisor to Jared Nightingale at the ECHL's South Carolina Stingrays, which had previously hired his brother in his first head coaching gig. After Nightingale left to join an AHL club, on June 23, 2025, David Warsofsky was named the club's thirteenth head coach and Director of Hockey Operations, the same position his brother had held with the Stingrays from 2016 to 2018.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2005–06 Cushing Academy HS-MA 36 8 26 34 28 — — — — — 2006–07 Cushing Academy HS-MA 29 15 34 49 55 — — — — — 2007–08 U.S. National Development Team NAHL 15 4 2 6 8 — — — — — 2008–09 Boston University HE 45 3 20 23 28 — — — — — 2009–10 Boston University HE 34 12 11 23 48 — — — — — 2010–11 Boston University HE 34 7 15 22 46 — — — — — 2010–11 Providence Bruins AHL 10 0 3 3 6 — — — — — 2011–12 Providence Bruins AHL 66 5 24 29 18 — — — — — 2012–13 Providence Bruins AHL 58 3 13 16 17 12 0 3 3 0 2013–14 Providence Bruins AHL 56 6 26 32 11 12 2 7 9 2 2013–14 Boston Bruins NHL 6 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 2014–15 Providence Bruins AHL 40 4 11 15 20 5 0 1 1 0 2014–15 Boston Bruins NHL 4 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2015–16 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 17 2 4 6 6 — — — — — 2015–16 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 12 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 2015–16 New Jersey Devils NHL 10 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 2016–17 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 58 16 31 47 32 5 3 3 6 0 2016–17 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 7 0 1 1 6 — — — — — 2017–18 San Antonio Rampage AHL 47 4 16 20 24 — — — — — 2017–18 Colorado Avalanche NHL 16 0 5 5 0 4 0 0 0 2 2018–19 Colorado Eagles AHL 51 5 27 32 48 4 1 1 2 0 2019–20 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 51 10 23 33 49 — — — — — 2020–21 Chicago Wolves AHL 22 2 17 19 16 — — — — — 2021–22 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 45 9 19 28 18 — — — — — 2022–23 Augsburger Panther DEL 36 8 13 21 34 — — — — — 2023–24 Augsburger Panther DEL 3 0 0 0 4 — — — — — NHL totals 55 2 9 11 8 4 0 0 0 2

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2008 United States U18 7 0 7 7 8 2010 United States WJC 7 0 2 2 6 2016 United States WC 4th 10 1 4 5 2 2022 United States OG 5th 4 0 0 0 0 Junior totals 14 0 9 9 14 Senior totals 14 1 4 5 2

Awards and honors Award Year RefCollege Hockey East All-Second Team 2010–11