“Sharks’ Rising Star Ryan Warsofsky to Lead Team USA at IIHF Men’s World Hockey Championship”
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Ryan Warsofsky has been chosen to coach the United States at the upcoming IIHF men’s world hockey championship. In an announcement on Friday, USA Hockey revealed that the San Jose Sharks coach will be at the helm of the team at the world championship for the first time in his career. Warsofsky previously served as an assistant on David Quinn’s staff in 2023 and worked under him for two seasons with the Sharks before taking over as head coach.
According to U.S. men’s national team general manager Jeff Kealty, “Ryan is an outstanding young coach who has a strong rapport with players and is well-suited to lead our team in the world championship as we aim to secure the gold medal.”
At 37 years old, Warsofsky is currently the youngest coach in the NHL and may find himself coaching players older than him at the tournament scheduled to take place from May 9-25 in Herning, Denmark, and Stockholm, Sweden. The U.S. will play its preliminary-round games in Herning. The last time the U.S. won gold at the tournament was in 1960, over 27 years before Warsofsky was born.
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