Robert Brian Ftorek (born January 2, 1952) is an American professional ice hockey coach and former player.

In the 1976-77 season, he scored 46 goals and recorded 71 assists for the Phoenix Roadrunners on his way to winning the Gordie Howe Trophy as the WHA's most valuable player.

In 1974 Ftorek decided to move over to the WHA began playing for the Phoenix Roadrunners, to whom the Whalers had traded their rights to him.

Ftorek was a member of the Tulsa Oilers CHL team that went into receivership and played only road games for the final six weeks of the 1983–84 season, but went on to win the league's championship.

[6] The officials allowed play to continue, only for Kirk Maltby to skate down to the other end of the rink and score a goal that gave Detroit a 3–1 lead.

[6] In 2000, Ftorek led the Devils back into the playoffs but was fired by Lou Lamoriello with nine games remaining in the regular season amidst complaints from the players.

[7] Assistant coach Larry Robinson replaced Ftorek and the Devils went on to win their second Stanley Cup.

In October 2007, Ftorek was hired as the head coach of the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), replacing Peter Sidorkiewicz.

Ftorek led the Otters to a 15–34–4 record over their final 53 games as the team missed the playoffs for their third consecutive season.

[8][9] On August 7, 2013, the Calgary Flames hired Ftorek as an assistant coach for their AHL affiliate, the Abbotsford Heat.

[10] On November 29, 2016, Ftorek was named head coach of the ECHL's Norfolk Admirals replacing Rod Aldoff.

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.