The Charlotte Checkers, AHL affiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes have announced the Hurricanes have hired Ryan Warsofsky, 30, as an assistant coach for the upcoming season. Warsofsky has been the head coach for the South Carolina Stingrays for the past two seasons after serving as an assistant starting in 2013. Warsofsky went 88-44-10-2 in his to years as head coach for the Stingrays.
The Marshfield, Mass. native guided the club to 40 wins in his first year behind the bench, then guided the Rays to their best regular season in team history this past year with a mark of 48-16-7-1 and 104 points.