Historic Moment For Women In Hockey Tonight

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Matt Garland
September 25, 2023 (6:52 PM)

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History will be made in Calgary tonight as the Seattle Kraken have invited Coachella Valley Firebirds assistant coach, Jessica Campbell to be a member of their coaching staff tonight. The Kraken are facing the Flames in preseason action.

Seattle Kraken will welcome @Firebirds assistant coach, Jessica Campbell behind the bench tonight at @ClimateArena for the matchup against Calgary.

She is believed to be the first woman to coach an NHL game.

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Women have been behind an NHL bench before in trainer roles but never in a coaching role. Campbell will be the first woman to coach a game in the league.

Campbell was hired in July 2022 as an assistant coach of the Coachella Valley Firebirds. She became the first woman behind a bench as a full-time coach in the AHL.

Congrats to Jessica Campbell on this historic milestone.

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Historic Moment For Women In Hockey Tonight

History will be made in Calgary tonight as the Seattle Kraken have invited Coachella Valley Firebirds assistant coach, Jessica Campbell to be a member of their coaching staff tonight. The Kraken are facing the Flames in preseason action.

I'm the future will we see more women behind NHL benches in coaching roles?