Avalanche alum shocks hockey world with wild career change
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The South Carolina Stingrays, the ECHL affiliate of the NHL's Washington Capitals and AHL's Hershey Bears, have named David Warsofsky as their new head coach and director of hockey operations.
Warsofsky played a total of 16 games with the Colorado Avalanche throughout his short NHL career.
Avalanche alum shocks hockey world.
Drafted 95th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the fourth round of the 2008 NHL Draft, David Warsofky went on to play 476 games in the AHL with the Providence Bruins, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, San Antonio Rampage, Colorado Eagles, and Chicago Wolves.
He also appeared in 55 NHL games, suiting up for the Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins, New Jersey Devils, and Colorado Avalanche.
«I would like to thank Rob Concannon and Todd Halloran for this opportunity. My family and I are excited to be a part of the Stingrays organization. Having the opportunity to spend time with the team last season and being at the games gave me an up close perspective of the players, ECHL, and what it takes to be competitive every night.» -Warsofsky
At 35 years old, Warsofsky joins the Stingrays after a successful 14-year playing career that included three years overseas. At the close of the 2016-17 AHL season with Wilkes-Barre, where he served as assistant captain, he earned Second Team All-Star honours. During his second stint with Wilkes-Barre in 2019-20 season, Warsofsky was named team captain. Most recently, in his final professional season (2023-24), he captained the Augsburger Panthers of Germany's DEL.
Warsofsky is the 13th head coach in the history on the franchise. He is the younger brother of Ryan Warsofsky, a former head coach of the South Carolina Stingrays who currently leads the NHL's San Jose Sharks as their head coach.
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