It's shaping up to be a monumental offseason for women in hockey operation roles.

And that opens up the conversation, which can inspire young girls for something they might not have seen as possible.' Some of the guys I will be coaching, their daughters can now watch them have a female coach. But for young athletes now, it's so important to have that visibility for them to understand they can literally be anything they want. 'Growing up, I never dreamed of coaching, because I didn't see it and therefore didn't know what that path looked like. I've never focused on my gender,' Campbell told ESPN. 'I always had a belief as a young girl, playing boys' hockey until I was 17, that I was equal and capable too. The Firebirds, the top minor league affiliate of the NHL's Seattle Kraken, will debut as a team this fall. A woman has never filled that role in the NHL. Jessica Campbell is being hired by the Coachella Valley Firebirds as an assistant coach, making her the first woman behind a bench as a full-time coach in the AHL.

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