It didn’t take long for history to be made in the 2024-25 NHL season.
Seattle Kraken assistant coach Jessica Campbell became the first woman in NHL history to work a regular-season game as a coach in Tuesday’s opener against the St. Louis Blues.
Campbell was greeted with a loud ovation as the Kraken staff was introduced pre-game at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.
As Campbell’s NHL coaching career officially gets underway, here’s what to know about the hockey trailblazer:
Campbell is a native of Melville, Saskatchewan, in Canada.
She’s 32 years old.
Dan Bylsma hired Campbell to his Kraken coaching staff in July, just months after he was elevated from his role as head coach of the Seattle’s AHL affiliate, the Coachella Valley Firebirds. Bylsma, who coached the Pittsburgh Penguins to a Stanley Cup title in 2009, had Campbell on his staff for two seasons with Coachella Valley.
Campbell, who played boys’ hockey until she was 17 years …