Color of Hockey: Payne debuts, only Black men’s pro coach in N. America
Wins in first game with Cincinnati of ECHL; ‘We will see him in the NHL one day’
Wins in first game with Cincinnati of ECHL; ‘We will see him in the NHL one day’
Toronto’s Jason Payne travelled a long, hard road to get to where he is today.
Promoted this past week by the Cincinnati Cyclones, the 45-year-old father of two is just the fifth Black head coach ever in North American pro hockey — and currently the only one.
Jason Payne has been hired by the ECHL’s Cincinnati Cyclones, making him the only Black head coach in North American professional hockey next season.
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