Jessica Campbell

Breaking Barriers: Seattle Kraken Hire First Female Assistant Coach in NHL

The Seattle Kraken is making waves throughout the NHL by announcing Jessica Campbell as the new assistant coach to work alongside head coach Dan Bylsma and the rest of the Kraken coaching staff. This move will go down in history as it makes Campbell the first full-time female assistant coach in the NHL—just two years […]

Hockey Heroines: The Rise in Female Presence in Professional Men’s Hockey

Who, What, When, Where, and Why?Why would a seventeen-year-old be writing an article on the rise of female presence in professional men’s hockey? Why is a seventeen-year-old even covering professional hockey? My name is Gabrielle Klempner, and I am that seventeen years old girl. I am and always have been a southern-born and Christian-raised girl […]

Seattle Scuttlebutt: Kraken to Have First Female Coach on the Bench

Last night, the NHL had a new first experience. The Seattle Kraken had Jessica Campbell, the assistant coach for the Coachella Valley Firebirds, with them on the bench. The Kraken played the Calgary Flames and won 5-3. In the past, there have been female trainers present for NHL games, but not coaches…until last night. As […]

Jessica Campbell and Dr. Hayley Wickenheiser Break Hockey Barriers

As female fans, it can often feel ostracizing to be the “odd man out” in an overwhelmingly male-dominated hockey industry. It seems that 2022 has plans to change that. An already landmark year for women in NHL coaching and management has been bolstered even further by the hiring of Jessica Campbell as a Coachella Valley […]