Jessica Campbell on becoming NHL’s 1st female assistant coach | SportsCenter 

Exceptionally qualified? You call being a minor league hockey coach for two years "exceptionally qualified?" What about the guys that have been coaches for decades and are still waiting for a shot at the NHL? Personally, I think it's quite unfair how this person has been allowed to jump the cue over individuals that have been paying their dues for much longer.

@@ulical exceptional people aren't "waiting for a shot" they defy the odds and will not be denied. Coach Campbell is a trailblazer. Bowman was named head coach at 34. Bryant went from high school direct to the NBA.

@@MischaMartineauIAMWHOISAYIAM You're not getting carried away just a bit are you? It's big ask to compare two Hall of Famers to a person that hasn't even coached an NHL game yet.

@@TheMiamiUte The comparison is having achieved the position. The results remain to be seen.

Diversity Equity Inclusion is the only reason she got this job. This happening everywhere now.

Paul Maurice (who JUST won a Stanley cup) made his HEAD COACHING debut at 28 years old for the whalers/hurricanes. He was the second youngest to be named head coach at the time. And sure, Seattle is a woke progressive and whatever else enclave. I don’t disagree. But to say that she doesn’t have skills to be an assistant coach at 31 is ignorant of the facts.

@@vitaly6312 Yeah, sure, but what you fail to mention is that Maurice had been coaching at the Minor League level since he was 20 years old and was a minor league head coach for two years before he was hired by the Whalers. He is the definition of a coaching savant. Another detail that you left out when you mentioned Maurice, centers around probably the biggest reason why he got the Whalers job. It just so happens that Peter Karmanos, the owner of his minor league hockey club, the Detroit Jr Red Wings, purchased the Whalers and immediately installed Maurice as the head coach. My opinion is that he did so because he felt comfortable with him and because Maurice had excellent records both of his seasons with the Jr Red Wings. See Vitaly, the details matter.

A very well written, well thought out comment. 👍

These older coaches don't necessarily have a leg up anymore. Sure, they've got experience behind the bench in some traditional areas but when it comes to what the league has turned into (speed, PT, strategy), younger coaches/players grew up closer to this era. I don't think this is a disadvantage at all.

@Axeom Okay, great...obviously those two years at Coachella turned Campbell into a coaching genius. I'm surprised that Seattle didn't give her the job directly. I mean, why stunt her progression by having her be a measly coach?

World ain't made of just white men, buddy. That would be pretty gay! Think about it. If you can.

Lmfaoooo 😭

Ask the Colorado avalanche that

😂😂😂 good for you, glad you learned so much.

Im glad you feel like you learned so much because it was a woman talking. So you dont learn anything when theres a male announcer ? Thats just as ignorant as the other side of the argument

Chill bro everyone can do things

Nah bro, I'm not here for this. She's an exceptionally qualified candidate for the job and it just so happens that she's a woman. Even if you want to claim this as a diversity hire, which, for the record, fuck you, she's not. Look at her experience and accomplishments. But sure, sit there behind your fuckin' keyboard and try to act tough, you sexist piece of shit. Get fucked, clown.

A very big Joke

I dont Look one Game from Kraken,sorry.....

Typical DEI move from krakhead seattle…