SEATTLE—Jessica Campbell will become the first woman to work behind the bench for an NHL franchise after the Seattle Kraken hired her as an assistant coach on Wednesday.
Campbell has spent the past two seasons working as an assistant coach for Seattle’s American League affiliate in Coachella Valley, Calif., alongside Firebirds Coach Dan Bylsma, who was hired in late May to take over the head job with the Kraken. There were immediate questions about whether Campbell would be making the move with Bylsma to Seattle.
