Coachella Valley hires Jessica Campbell as AHL’s first female assistant coach

Seattle Kraken announced on Tuesday that Jessica Campbell has been hired as an assistant coach by the new American Hockey League affiliate Coachella Valley Firebird.

Campbell builds history as AHL’s first female assistant coach.

“I’m very excited. I feel it’s going to be a real fit,” Campbell said in a release. “I’m excited to join the Kraken organization. Everyone was very good through this process.”

Campbell was also the first assistant Firebird to join head coach Danville Suma’s staff.

“Jessica’s strength lies in all aspects of the game and her skills and talents to develop players who understand what it takes to succeed on ice and on ice.” Bylsma was added to the release. rice field. “She is passionate about creating high-impact players. We focus on building a culture of impact, skill and tenacity in both Firebird and Kraken.”

After playing college hockey at Cornell University, Campbell competed with Calgary Inferno in the Canadian Women’s Hockey League in 2014-17. She also represented Canada twice in the World Junior Championships under the age of 20, she was the team captain in 2010, and she won the tournament MVP honor after she scored a gold medal-winning goal. Did.

Campbell began coaching the Windy City Storm Girls Hockey Program in Chicago last year and has since joined the Nuremberg Ice Tigers in Germany as an assistant coach and skill coach. She also served as an assistant coach for Team Germany at the 2022 International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships.

Rocanville, Saskatchewan also contributes to the training of more than 12 NHL players as private skating and skills instructors such as Luke Shen, Tyson Jousting, Shea Weber, Joel Edmundson and Matt Versal.

Kraken also announced that it has hired Steve Briere as a goaltending coach. Briere has worked as a goaltending coach for the Toronto Maple Leafs for the past seven seasons and broke up with the club last month.