David Warsofsky is departing as head coach of the South Carolina Stingrays after one season. Stingrays President Rob Concannon said Warsofsky enjoyed coaching the team but wanted to explore other opportunities in hockey development. Warsofsky led the Stingrays to a 45-23-4 record, placing them third in the Eastern Conference and sixth in the league. The team won a first-round Kelly Cup Playoff series against the Atlanta Gladiators and was eliminated in the second round by the Florida Everblades. Warsofsky previously joined the Stingrays as an assistant coach and has NHL and AHL playing experience. The Stingrays will begin searching for a new head coach.
"During our end of the season meeting yesterday, David communicated to me that he really enjoyed coaching the Stingrays this past season, Concannon said. But, at this time, he wanted to explore other types of opportunities in hockey development. We appreciate David's hard work over the past season and wish him nothing but the best."
"In his lone season with the Stingrays, Warsofsky, the younger brother of San Jose Sharks head coach Ryan Warsofsky, led the team to a 45-23-4 record, which was good for third-best in the Eastern Conference and sixth-best in the league. The Stingrays then beat the Atlanta Gladiators in the first round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs before being eliminated by the Florida Everblades in the second round."
"South Carolina hired Warsofsky after previous bench boss Jared Nightingale left after one season in charge to become the head coach of the AHL's Rockford IceHogs. The Stingrays have not had the same head coach for more than two seasons since the Washington Capitals' Spencer Carbery was behind their bench for five years from 2011 to 2016."
"Warsofsky originally joined the Stingrays as an assistant coach under Nightingale for the 2024-25 campaign, his first post-career job in hockey. Before that, he played in 82 NHL games with the Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins, New Jersey Devils, and Colorado Avalanche. He spent most of his career, 476 games, in the AHL with the Providence Bruins, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, San Antonio Rampage, Colorado Eagles, and Chicago Wolves."
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