Todd Warriner

Todd Eaton Warriner (born January 3, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. Over the course of his career, Warriner played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Tampa Bay Lightning, Phoenix Coyotes, Vancouver Canucks, Philadelphia Flyers, and Nashville Predators of the NHL. He also played for several teams in Europe, including Jokerit of the Finnish SM-liiga, and the Hannover Scorpions and Kölner Haie of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

Playing career Warriner was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques as their first-round pick, #4 overall, in the 1992 NHL entry draft. He did not play for Quebec though. He played for several teams in the NHL, as well as the AHL, OHL, the Finnish SM-liiga and the Swiss league.

Warriner is also notable for having scored the first goal in the history of the then newly opened Air Canada Centre on February 20, 1999 as a member of the home Toronto Maple Leafs. He was a member of the Canadian team that won the 2005 Deutschland Cup.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1988–89 Blenheim Blades GLJHL 10 1 4 5 0 — — — — — 1989–90 Chatham MicMac WOHL 40 24 21 45 12 — — — — — 1990–91 Windsor Spitfires OHL 57 36 28 64 26 11 5 6 11 12 1991–92 Windsor Spitfires OHL 50 41 42 83 66 7 5 4 9 6 1992–93 Windsor Spitfires OHL 23 13 21 34 29 — — — — — 1992–93 Kitchener Rangers OHL 32 19 24 43 35 7 5 14 19 14 1993–94 Canadian National Team Intl 54 12 21 33 33 — — — — — 1993–94 Kitchener Rangers OHL — — — — — 1 0 1 1 0 1993–94 Cornwall Aces AHL — — — — — 10 1 4 5 4 1994–95 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 46 8 10 18 22 4 1 0 1 2 1994–95 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1995–96 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 11 5 6 11 16 — — — — — 1995–96 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 57 7 8 15 26 6 1 1 2 2 1996–97 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 75 12 21 33 41 — — — — — 1997–98 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 45 5 8 13 20 — — — — — 1998–99 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 53 9 10 19 28 9 0 0 0 2 1999–00 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 18 3 1 4 2 — — — — — 1999–00 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 55 11 13 24 34 — — — — — 2000–01 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 64 10 11 21 46 — — — — — 2001–02 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 18 0 3 3 8 — — — — — 2001–02 Springfield Falcons AHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2001–02 Manitoba Moose AHL 30 7 13 20 32 — — — — — 2001–02 Vancouver Canucks NHL 14 2 4 6 12 6 1 0 1 2 2002–03 Vancouver Canucks NHL 30 4 6 10 22 — — — — — 2002–03 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 13 2 3 5 6 — — — — — 2002–03 Nashville Predators NHL 6 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 2003–04 Jokerit SM-l 13 5 1 6 8 8 0 2 2 29 2004–05 HC Forward-Morges NLB 44 23 33 56 136 — — — — — 2005–06 Hannover Scorpions DEL 50 15 26 41 148 10 1 1 2 32 2006–07 Hannover Scorpions DEL 14 1 7 8 24 — — — — — 2007–08 Kölner Haie DEL 39 18 23 41 108 14 3 6 9 38 2008–09 Kölner Haie DEL 34 5 12 17 185 — — — — — NHL totals 453 65 89 154 249 21 2 1 3 6

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1994 Canada OG 4 1 1 2 0

Broadcasting career Beginning in the 2012-13 season, Warriner became a colour commentator for TVCogeco's coverage of the Windsor Spitfires. As of 2015, Warriner was a commentator for Sportsnet.

Coaching career On December 31, 2023, it was announced that the Hanover Indians were hiring Warriner as head coach. On May 10, 2024 it was announced that the Tilburg Trappers were hiring Warriner as head coach. On April 11, 2025, it was announced that Warriner will be the new head coach at ESV Kaufbeuren in the DEL2.