About John HovenJohn Hoven is a member of the of the Professional Hockey Writers Association and co-hosts Kings of the Podcast. He is also the founder and editor of MayorsManor.com, which has been named Best Sports Blog in Los Angeles by LA Weekly and Hockey Blog of the Year by Yahoo Sports. Click "ABOUT OUR TEAM" above for a full bio.
Encore Presentation: Get to know Davis Payne, new Kings asst coach
Enter Davis Payne, who just turned 42 years old.
His resume includes playing and coaching stops in the ECHL, AHL and NHL – including a 4-3 win by St. Louis over the Kings in Los Angeles, his first-ever as an NHL head coach.
After just 137 games behind the Blues’ bench though, he was replaced by Ken Hitchcock. Now, eager to return to the NHL, he joins us on the MayorsManor show for a look back at his career on and off the ice.
Some of the topics we’ll touch on include:
– His relationship with Bill Ranford, Kings goaltending coach
– Being a member of the Phoenix Roadrunners, LA’s IHL affiliate in the ’90s
– Facing off with one of the Buffalo Sabres in his first NHL game
– Playing at the old Forum in Inglewood
– Penner looking to blackmail him
– Coaching Scott Gomez during the NHL Lockout
– The New Jersey Rockin’ Rollers
– Memories of former teammate Mark Bavis
– His tweets, moving to LA and much more
Give it a listen…
NOTE: If you’re on an ipad or iphone, click here to listen to the show.
To see video of the Payne vs Boughner fight – along with a few other tidbits about the new Kings assistant coach – click here.
If you’re feeling nostalgic, click here for the show with did during the playoffs with former assistant coach Jamie Kompon (note: Nick Nickson and Jeremy Roenick were also on that show).
The full list of shows we did during the lockout – featuring Jeff Carter, Drew Doughty, Colin Fraser, Matt Greene, Trevor Lewis, Dwight King, Alec Martinez, Jordan Nolan, Dustin Penner, Tyler Toffoli, Kevin Westgarth and dozens more – can be found here.
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