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Davis Payne
Born (1970-09-24) September 24, 1970 (age 54)
Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Left
Played for Boston Bruins
NHL draft 140th overall, 1989
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 1992–2000

Davis Payne (born September 24, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who played in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, and is the former head coach of the St. Louis Blues. He was an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Kings, but was fired on April 11, 2017. He is currently an associate coach under D. J. Smith with the Ottawa Senators.

Playing career

Payne was drafted 140th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. He turned pro in 1992 and joined the Greensboro Monarchs of the East Coast Hockey League. He then had spells in the International Hockey League with the Phoenix Roadrunners and the American Hockey League with the Rochester Americans before returning to the Monarchs for a second spell. After playing two games with the Providence Bruins, Payne signed with the Boston Bruins. While spending most of his time playing in Providence, he managed to play 22 games for Boston over two seasons, scoring an assist while collecting 14 penalty minutes. He moved to the San Antonio Dragons before returning to the ECHL to spend his final two seasons with the Greenville Grrrowl. Payne also played for Michigan Technological University in his collegiate career.

Coaching career

ECHL: Pee Dee and Alaska

In 2000, Payne became the head coach of the Pee Dee Pride in the ECHL. Payne coached there through the 2003 season, attaining a regular season record of 104–67–17.[1] The team also made the playoffs all three seasons, advancing to the second round each year. After the 2002–2003 season, Payne began coaching the Alaska Aces (ECHL). Payne coached in Alaska from 2003 to 2007, leading the team to the playoffs every year, including a Kelly Cup Championship in 2005–2006 season. He ended his tenure at the Aces with a regular season record of 185–75–28 and a playoff record of 38–21.[2] Payne is also one of two coaches to lead his team to back-to-back 100-point seasons, winning the Brabham Cup in 2005–06 with 113 points and finishing second in 2006–07 with 105 points.[3]

NHL: St. Louis Blues

Davis Payne coaching the Blues, 2011.

On January 2, 2010, Payne was named the interim head coach of the St. Louis Blues following the club's dismissal of Andy Murray.[4]

On April 14, 2010, the St. Louis Blues removed the interim tag from Davis' title, and he became the full-time head coach of the team. He was fired on November 6, 2011, after his team got off to a 6–7 start and was replaced by former Dallas Stars head coach Ken Hitchcock.

NHL assistant coaching career

On July 26, 2012, Los Angeles Kings General Manager Dean Lombardi announced that Davis Payne would be hired as assistant coach to Darryl Sutter.

On July 5, 2017, the Buffalo Sabres announced Payne would be hired as associate coach to Phil Housley.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1988–89 Michigan Tech WCHA 35 5 3 8 38 — — — — —
1989–90 Michigan Tech WCHA 30 11 10 21 81 — — — — —
1990–91 Michigan Tech WCHA 41 15 20 35 82 — — — — —
1991–92 Michigan Tech WCHA 24 6 1 7 71 — — — — —
1992–93 Greensboro Monarchs ECHL 57 15 20 35 178 1 0 0 0 4
1993–94 Greensboro Monarchs ECHL 36 17 17 34 139 8 2 1 3 27
1993–94 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 22 6 3 9 51 — — — — —
1993–94 Rochester Americans AHL 2 0 0 0 5 3 0 2 2 0
1994–95 Greensboro Monarchs ECHL 62 25 36 61 195 17 7 10 17 38
1994–95 Providence Bruins AHL 2 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
1995–96 Providence Bruins AHL 51 17 22 39 72 4 1 4 5 2
1995–96 Boston Bruins NHL 7 0 0 0 7 — — — — —
1996–97 Providence Bruins AHL 57 18 15 33 104 — — — — —
1996–97 Boston Bruins NHL 15 0 1 1 7 — — — — —
1997–98 San Antonio Dragons IHL 59 15 10 25 117 — — — — —
1997–98 Providence Bruins AHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1998–99 Greenville Grrrowl ECHL 43 19 20 39 96 — — — — —
1999–00 Greenville Grrrowl ECHL 48 22 25 47 104 5 0 0 0 6
ECHL totals 246 98 118 216 712 31 9 11 20 75
AHL totals 115 36 37 73 181 7 1 6 7 2
NHL totals 22 0 1 1 14 — — — — —

NHL coaching record

Team Year Regular Season Post Season
G W L OTL Pts Finish Result
St. Louis Blues 2009–10 42 23 15 4 50 4th, Central Missed Playoffs
St. Louis Blues 2010–11 82 38 33 11 87 4th, Central Missed Playoffs
St. Louis Blues 2011–12 13 6 7 0 12 1st, Central Fired
Total 137 67 55 15 149 P%: .544 –

Personal life

Payne is married to Jane, and has two daughters, Allison and Lydia.

References

  1. ^ St. Louis Names Former ECHL Coach Payne Interim Coach[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ St. Louis Names Former ECHL Coach Payne Interim Coach[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ St. Louis Names Former ECHL Coach Payne Interim Coach[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ Davis Payne Named Interim Head Coach
Preceded by Head coach of the St. Louis Blues
2010–11 		Succeeded by
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