Coachella Valley hockey team hires 1st woman assistant coach for NHL's top minor league
PALM DESERT, Calif. (KABC) -- A hockey coach in the Coachella Valley is breaking barriers.The Coachella Valley Firebirds announced Tuesday the hiri...
July 7, 2022
5:16 AM
PALM DESERT, Calif. (KABC) -- A hockey coach in the Coachella Valley is breaking barriers.The Coachella Valley Firebirds announced Tuesday the hiring of Jessica Campbell.Campbell will be the first female assistant coach ever in the American Hockey League."I think that's what's most exciting about the opportunity, is the visibility for young girls and boys, to be honest, to be able to see it. And now they can believe in it," Campbell said. "I never saw a female coach, so I never dreamt of being a coach.