The NHL's first female coach, Jessica Campbell, will work for New Jersey

Coach Jessica Campbell will work in the National Hockey League (NHL) New Jersey Devils system. The Canadian will be the team’s player development manager.

In April, Campbell left Seattle Kraken after the expiration of her contract, where she worked as assistant coach Dan Bilsma from 2024. She became the first female coach in NHL history.

Jessica Campbell is 34. As a player, she won the 2015 World Cup silver with the Canadian national team. She began her coaching career in 2022. Previously, the Canadian was an assistant coach in the club of the American hockey League (AHL) “Coachella Valley Firebirds”, and also was part of the headquarters of the German men’s team at the world Cup.

Arnold Kabanov