Changing the game in the NHL, with Coach Jessica Campbell
Today we’re celebrating IWD with a special episode featuring a history-maker in hockey: Jessica Campbell. In July 2024, Jessica became assistant coach for the Seattle Kraken, breaking barriers in a field long dominated by men. By fall, she made history as the first woman to coach behind the bench in an NHL game.
Jessica’s coaching journey has been full of firsts—from coaching internationally in Sweden to becoming the first woman behind the bench at the men’s World Championships with Team Germany in 2021. She then joined the AHL’s Coachella Valley Firebirds, paving her way to the NHL.
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