Ryan Warsofsky

Ryan Warsofsky (born October 26, 1987) is an American professional ice hockey coach and former player who is the head coach for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Following a brief playing career, he entered coaching in 2012. He has previously served as a coach with the Curry Colonels, South Carolina Stingrays, Charlotte Checkers and Chicago Wolves.

Early life Warsofsky was born in Marshfield, Massachusetts, to Dawn and Mark Warsofsky, and is Jewish. He is the older brother of defenseman David Warsofsky, who has played in the NHL for the Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche, New Jersey Devils, and Pittsburgh Penguins.

Playing career Warsofsky played ice hockey as a defenseman at Marshfield High School in Massachusetts, where he was team captain and was named All-Scholastic by The Patriot Ledger. After four years at Marshfield, he transferred and attended Cushing Academy, in Ashburnham, Massachusetts, for one year. He then played for Sacred Heart University in Connecticut for two seasons, playing 20 games with one goal and an assist in the 2008–09 season and then recording two assists in seven games in the 2009–10 season.

Warsofsky transferred to Curry College and played two seasons for the Curry Colonels, scoring 16 points in his first season. He appeared in 14 games for the White Caps, recording six goals and eight assists for 14 points, three games for the Killer Bees, and one game for the Bluefins. He then joined the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL in 2013, being named assistant coach and manager of hockey operations. He was promoted to head coach and director of hockey operations in 2016, becoming, at age 28, the youngest active coach in the ECHL and the fifth-youngest in history. He was the second-youngest coach ever to lead his team to the Kelly Cup.

In 2018, Warsofsky became an assistant coach for the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL). The following year, he was announced as the new head coach to succeed Mike Vellucci, becoming the youngest AHL head coach since Bill Armstrong in 2000 as well as the youngest in Checkers history. He worked with the defense and penalty kill, helping defenseman Erik Karlsson win the James Norris Memorial Trophy in the 2022–23 season. Across two years with Warsofsky as assistant coach, the Sharks ranked 18th in the NHL in penalty kill. The United States won the tournament after defeating Switzerland 1–0 in overtime in the gold medal game, giving Warsofsky his first international honor as a coach.

Head coaching record

Team Year Regular season Postseason G W L OTL Pts Finish W L Win % Result SJS 2024–25 82 20 50 12 52 8th in Pacific — — — Missed playoffs SJS 2025–26 82 39 35 8 86 5th in Pacific — — — Missed playoffsTotal 164 59 85 20 — — —