Ryan Warsofsky had a front-row seat to some of the worst hockey played by the San Jose Sharks since their expansion days as an assistant under David Quinn the past two seasons.
Now the 36-year-old who was hired last week as the youngest coach in the NHL will be tasked with overseeing a youth movement led by projected No. 1 overall draft pick Macklin Celebrini that Sharks general manager Mike Grier hopes can get the franchise back into contention. 'We just went through two really tough years. I know what they need,' Warsofsky said at his introductory news conference Monday. 'They're beat up a little bit. We need some new light. We need some energy.
He led the Wolves to the AHL's best regular-season record with a 50-16-5-5 record in 2021-22 and captured the 2022 Calder Cup.That kind of success has been lacking in San Jose.The Sharks went 41-98-25 in Quinn's two seasons for the worst mark in the NHL in that span, including a league-worst 47 points this past season. San Jose's 19 wins this season were the fewest in a full season since the franchise's second year as an expansion team in 1992-93.
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