June 13, 2024 | 11:00am ET
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SHARKS NAME WARSOFSKY HEAD COACH

Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky

The San Jose Sharks have found their new bench boss, announcing on Thursday that Ryan Warsofsky has been named the club’s Head Coach.

Warsofsky, 36, spent the past to seasons as an assistant coach with San Jose and replaces David Quinn, whom the team relieved earlier in the off-season.

In Warsofsky's first season overseeing defencemen and the penalty kill, Erik Karlsson won his second Norris Trophy after he had a Sharks-record 101 points by a defenceman.

“I’m overwhelmed with gratitude and excitement to be named as the head coach of the San Jose Sharks,” Warsofsky said. “This a tremendous opportunity to continue to be part of a well-respected organization, and my family and I couldn’t be more excited for this next chapter. I want to thank our Owner Hasso Plattner, president Jonathan Becher, general manager Mike Grier and assistant GMs Tom Holy and Joe Will for their trust in me. This is an organization that has a rich history of winning, and I can’t wait to get to work on coaching a team that our fans can be proud of.”

Warsofsky was an assistant for the United States at the 2023 IIHF World Championship, helping guide it to a fourth-place finish. He joined the Sharks after two seasons coaching Chicago in the AHL, where the Wolves were a league-best 50-16-5-5 and captured the 2022 Calder Cup.

“We’re very excited to announce Ryan as the 11th head coach of the San Jose Sharks,” Grier said. “His track record of success at nearly every level of hockey as a head and assistant coach speaks for itself. Ryan knows our existing group well, has the respect of the players who he will be working with, and will be a great teacher for the young players who will be joining our organization.”