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Toronto Star
· collected 2026-09-17 · by Josh Dubow The Associated Press
The San Jose Sharks signed coach Ryan Warsofsky to a multiyear contract extension on Thursday, the first day of training camp for his third season with the team. At 37 years old, Warsofsky has led the rebuilding Sharks since taking over in 2021 and improved their record by 34 points last season. Owner Hasso Plattner, general manager Mike Grier, and president Jonathan Becher praised Warsofsky for his work so far and signed him to secure his future with the team before the new season begins.
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The San Jose Sharks signed coach Ryan Warsofsky to a multiyear contract extension on Thursday, marking the first day of training camp before his third NHL season. Warsofsky, 37, had a record of 59-85-20 in his first two seasons and has helped the team rebuild, improving by 34 points last season—the 10th best single-season improvement in the past 30 years. The Sharks missed the playoffs by just four points last year but are optimistic about making it this season with star player Macklin Celebrini leading them. General manager Mike Grier stated he wanted to finalize the contract extension before the start of the season so Warsofsky could focus on the team's performance on the ice.
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The San Jose Sharks signed coach Ryan Warsofsky on Thursday to a multiyear contact extension on the first day of training camp before his third season at the helm.
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Sharks → sign → helm
The 37-year-old Warsofsky had a 59-85-20 record in his first two seasons with San Jose as he has helped the rebuilding team get to the brink of the playoffs.
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team → have → playoffs
Warsofsky thanked owner Hasso Plattner, general manager Mike Grier and team president Jonathan Becher for giving him his first shot at being a head coach in the NHL and believes the team is ready to end a seven-season playoff drought.
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team → thank → drought
“The goal when we took over was to make this team relevant again and start being more competitive,” he said.
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he → take → ?
“We’ve taken some steps.
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We → take → steps
I give a lot of credit to Mike to bring in the right people.
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I → give → people
You don’t change a culture with one person.
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You → change → person
You change it with a lot different people and a lot of the right people and we’ve done that.”
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we → change → that
The Sharks improved by 34 points last season for the 10th best single-season jump in the last 30 years.
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Sharks → improve → years
They finished four points out of the playoffs last season but come into this season with playoff expectations thanks to superstar Macklin Celebrini.
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They → finish → Celebrini
Grier said he wanted to get the extension done before the season so Warsofsky could focus on the team on the ice.
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Warsofsky → say → ice
“It gives him a little bit of peace of mind to go out there and do his job without maybe having this hanging over his head a little bit if things don’t go well to start the season,” Grier said.
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Grier → give → season
“I think he’s shown enough here in his time here in these four years even as an assistant that he can do the job, so I think the timing just worked out that we wanted to get ahead of it before the season.
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we → think → season
Warsofsky is the NHL’s youngest active head coach and has had success at nearly every level of hockey he has coached at in his career.
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he → have → career
He won a gold medal at the world championships with Team USA in 2025, as well as a Calder Cup title as both a head coach and assistant in the AHL.
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He → win → AHL
Grier believes Warsofsky is still growing as a coach and praised his work with both superstars like Celebrini, as well as in developing other players in the middle or bottom of the lineup.
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Warsofsky → believe → lineup
“He’s a very good teacher,” veteran forward Tyler Toffoli said.
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Toffoli → ’ → ?
“He takes the time to make sure that we understand what’s going on.
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what → take → time
He’s already starting from day one this year.
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He → start → day
He’s very passionate and he wants to win.
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he → ’ → ?
You can see at times last year he was borderline devastated and at times he was on the moon.
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he → see → moon
He’s very passionate and he wants to win as much as we do on the ice.”
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we → ’ → ice
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