USA Hockey Names Ryan Warsofsky Head Coach For 2025 Worlds

USA Hockey announced today they’ve named Sharks bench boss Ryan Warsofsky as its head coach for the men’s national team at next month’s World Championship in Denmark and Sweden.

It’s the 37-year-old’s first time serving as a head coach at any level for the Americans, although it’s not his first experience with USA Hockey. He was an assistant under David Quinn, whom he replaced as San Jose’s coach last offseason, at the 2023 Worlds, culminating in a bronze game loss for the second consecutive season.

Warsofsky, a Massachusetts native, remains one of the more intriguing young coaches in the sport. He began coaching after a brief playing career in 2012, serving as an assistant coach at Division III Curry College for one year before making the jump to the ECHL as an assistant with the South Carolina Stingrays. He spent five years there, including the last two as head coach and director of hockey operations, before landing a gig in the Hurricanes organization as an assistant for their AHL affiliate, then in Charlotte. Warsofsky took over as Charlotte’s head coach a year later before assuming the role with the Chicago Wolves when Carolina switched affiliates.

After coaching the Wolves to a Calder Cup championship in 2022, the Sharks interviewed Warsofsky for their head coaching vacancy. They opted to hire Quinn but still took him on as an assistant. Two years later, he got the promotion. San Jose remains in the basement with a 20-45-10 record, but the Sharks’ point pace has jumped slightly since 2023-24, and their 5v5 possession numbers have improved significantly under Warsofsky. The Sharks are controlling 46.3% of shot attempts and 44.9% of scoring chances compared to 44.4% of shot attempts and 41.1% of scoring chances last year. Overall, San Jose is also scoring more and allowing less per game.

He’ll now be tasked with getting the USA its first medal at the Worlds since winning bronze in 2021. Their roster is expected to be slightly stronger in years past, with more available NHLers willing to participate in hopes of boosting their chances of making the Olympic roster next year.