Hockey Operations

Hockey Operations Management

David Cunniff

General Manager & Head Coach

About Coach Cunniff

David Cunniff was named the General Manager/Head Coach of the Worcester Railers on November 27, 2019. Cunniff brings 18 years of coaching experience in the American Hockey League (2002-2019) including serving as an assistant coach with the Hartford Wolf Pack during the 2019-20 season where the club held a 11-4-0-5 record and were currently in first place in the Atlantic Division. David was a member of the Iowa Wild’s coaching staff for four seasons (2015-19) and served as an Associate Coach with Iowa, as well as the team’s Interim Head Coach for part of the 2015-16 season. In addition, Cunniff spent 12 seasons as either the associate coach or assistant coach with the San Jose Sharks’ AHL affiliate which included eight seasons with the Worcester Sharks in 2006-2014. He also spent one season with the Albany Devils in 2014-15.

Jason Franzone

Assistant Coach

About Coach Franzone

Jason Franzone was named Assistant Coach of the Worcester Railers HC on September 10, 2021. Franzone the 2020-21 season as an Assistant Coach for the Omaha Lancers in the United States Hockey League (USHL) where he helped lead the club to a second-place regular-season finish in the Western Conference. Franzone has been associated with the Lancers for the past six years serving primarily as a scout. In addition, he served as an Assistant Coach with the New Jersey Rocket in the National Collegiate Development Conference (NCDC) from 2018-20. Prior, the Nanuet, NY native was the Head Coach of the New Jersey Colonials 18U AAA team from 2016-17. Franzone has also spent time as a scout for the U.S. National Development Program (USNTDP) during the 2014-15 season.