Jessica Campbell received applause as she took her place behind the bench during the Kraken's season opener against the St. Louis Blues in Seattle.

History was made in the first game of the 2024-25 NHL season as Jessica Campbell was introduced as an assistant coach of the Seattle Kraken. It’s the first time a woman has been a coach in the league,

The Seattle Kraken season begins with new acquisitions and a head coach, with games available on various networks.

Campbell is a first-year coach for Seattle and the first woman to be an assistant or associate coach in NHL history. The Kraken hired Campbell in July after she spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach for the team’s AHL affiliate, the Coachella Valley Firebirds, gaining experience with Seatte’s new head coach, Dan Bylsma.

Seattle Kraken assistant coach Jessica Campbell has etched her name into the NHL history book. Campbell became the first full-time female assistant coach in NHL history to work behind the bench, making her regular-season debut on Oct. 8, 2024, when the Kraken dropped their season opener to the St. Louis Blues, 3-2.

The league welcomed its first female full-time assistant coach behind the bench. Jessica Campbell joined the Seattle Kraken in July as an assistant coach. And, while preseason games have been happening for a while now,

Jessica Campbell made hockey history on Tuesday, Oct. 8, becoming the first woman to appear behind the bench as an NHL coach when she and the Seattle Kraken kicked off the season with a matchup against the St.

The Seattle Kraken lost their home opener 3-2 to the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday. The focus, however, was behind the bench where the team made history. Assistant coach Jessica Campbell became the first woman to ever coach in an NHL game in the Kraken-Blues matchup.