Jessica Campbell Leaves Kraken for NHL Coaching Gigs

0:00On April 30th, Jessica Campbell is stepping away from the Seattle Kraken to chase other coaching gigs around the NHL. She made history as the first woman hired as a full-time assistant coach in the league back on July 3rd, 2024. The team just announced it as her contract wraps up. The Kraken's general manager, Jason Baudero, gave her full backing, calling her a key part of the staff over the last four years with real smarts in. Player development. She handled the forwards and power play during her time there. Before jumping to the NHL level, Campbell joined the organization in July 2022 as an assistant for their AHL squad in Coachella Valley. They hit the Calder Cup final two years running under coach Dan Biosma, who later brought her up. Even after Biosma got let go and Lane Lambert took over, she stuck around, though the Kraken missed the playoffs by 11 points. Campbell built her resume, playing four NCAA seasons at Cornell. In-prostence in Canada and Sweden, she shifted to skills coaching, working with NHL stars

1:04and always eyeing that bigger impact on the game. Her move opens doors wide, sparking talk of more women breaking into NHL benches as the wave keeps building expect her name to pop up soon and other. Spots. Team coverage. Powered by AI. This is NHL News Today. I'm Corey with The Story.