Trailblazing coach becomes 1st woman to be on the bench of an NHL team

• 10 months ago
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Saskatchewan's Jessica Campbell is the first woman to work on the bench of an NHL franchise now that the Seattle Kraken has hired her as an assistant coach. The 32-year-old from Rocanville was the first full-time female assistant coach in the AHL. Campbell was a decorated player in the NCAA, the Canadian Women's Hockey League and Canada's women's national team. With that team she won silver at the 2015 world championship.