coaching duties. On August 7, 2013, the Calgary Flames hired Ftorek as an assistant coach for their AHL affiliate, the Abbotsford Heat. On November 29, 2016, Ftorek was named head coach of the ECHL's Norfolk Admirals replacing Rod Aldoff. He was released by the Admirals following an ownership change in 2019. Awards and accomplishments 1972 Ice Hockey World Championships Pool B all star team Most Valuable Player (Team USA ) (1976 Canada Cup) Won Gary Davidson Trophy (WHA Most Valuable Player) (1977) All-WHA First team (1977, 1979) All-WHA Second team (1976, 1978) Played in 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979 WHA All-Star game A member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame since 1991, Ftorek was part of the initial group of players elected to the World Hockey Association Hall of Fame in 2010. He was elected to the AHL Hall of Fame in 2020. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International NHL coaching records Minor league and junior coaching career Personal life Ftorek and his wife Wendy have four children. His youngest daughter Anna Ftorek died suddenly of a heart attack at the family's home in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire in 2012 at the age of 23. His son, Sam, played professional hockey for 17 years, and has since followed in his footsteps as coach and was named the first coach of the Southern Professional Hockey League's expansion team, the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs, on April 29, 2016. See also List of NHL head coaches References External links 1952 births Albany River Rats coaches American ice hockey coaches American men's ice hockey forwards American people of Slovak descent Boston Bruins coaches Cincinnati Stingers players Detroit Red Wings players Erie Otters coaches Ice hockey coaches from Massachusetts Ice hockey players at the 1972 Winter Olympics Living people Los Angeles Kings coaches Medalists at the 1972 Winter Olympics New Haven Nighthawks players New Jersey Devils coaches New York Rangers players Olympic silver medalists for the United States in ice hockey Sportspeople from Needham, Massachusetts Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA) players Quebec Nordiques coaches Quebec Nordiques players Stanley Cup champions Tulsa Oilers (1964–1984) players Undrafted National Hockey League players United States Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Virginia Wings players Ice hockey players from Massachusetts