 On March 27, 2010, during one of the division final games against the Bulldogs, Playfair lost his temper and broke two hockey sticks due to penalty calls; an incident which received a half million views on YouTube in three days and for which Playfair has apologized.He was hired as the associate coach of the Arizona Coyotes on June 13, 2011.On June 27, 2017 the Coyotes and Playfair mutually parted ways.