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Breaking Ice Ceilings: Jessica Campbell Makes History as NHL’s First Full Time Female Coach

The Seattle Kraken have made NHL history after announcing the hiring of Jessica Campbell, who will now be known as the league’s first full-time female coach. 

Campbell, 31, is no stranger to the Kraken organization as she has spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach of the Coachella Valley Firebirds, member of the American Hockey League (AHL) and affiliate of the Kraken. 

Hockey has long been in her background after playing her collegiate career at Cornell Uninversity, she later went on to play in the Canadian Women’s Hockey League (CWHL) where she served as team captain for the first ever All-Star game. 

Campbell’s commitment to player development is what stands out the most in her coaching style. 

Being a part of the coaching staff in the Kraken organization is what prepared her for this job. As the players have moved up the ladder to the NHL, she has to. 

“I just focused on the task at hand in coaching, but absolutely, it’s obviously a tremendous opportunity and I’m honored to be where I am and to be — it’s a humbling feeling to be a part of the Kraken organization,” Campbell told the media after a preseason game against Calgary. 

She never pictured herself getting an opportunity to coach at the NHL level and after the big signings the Kraken have made in the off season including that of a recent Stanley Cup Champion, Brandon Montour, formerly of the Florida Panthers, the future is bright in Seattle. 

Campbell and the Kraken kickoff the 2024-2025 season on Tuesday Oct. 8th against the St.Louis Blues. 

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Purdue Fort Wayne’s Softball Team Loses Big Against Miami Ohio

By Gavin Greer

Purdue Fort Wayne’s softball team loses 0-12 against Miami Ohio, in a game that was called after the top of the 5th inning.

The Mastodons had lost five straight coming into today’s matchup, but this loss was the teams biggest. They allowed their largest run total of the season, and the team did not have a single hit. The only time PFW made it on base was through two walks and one error.

PFW pitcher, Gracie Brinkerhoff, allowed eight runs in three innings pitched. Her ERA for the day was 13.33. Alanah Jones relieved Brinkerhoff, and allowed four runs to be scored in one inning. Three runs were from her pitching and one runner was left from Brinkerhoff. Her ERA was 15.00.

Miami was great from the plate hitting four home runs as a team and totaling 12 hits. Allie Cummins had a game to be remembered as she hit 3/3 with all her hits being home runs. The team did all of this while only batting in four innings.

PFW needs to improve at the plate if they want to see any success this season. Through six games, the team’s batting average is .121, they have only gotten on base from hits 16 times, and they have only scored one run. Through these six games their opponents are batting .327, have 49 hits, and have scored 39 times.

PFW’s pitching has been bad too, as a team PFW’s ERA is 6.54. The team has only thrown 11 strike outs so far this season.

With the win Miami moves to 3-2 on the season. Their next game is Friday Feb. 24th where they will have a double header. The first against Bellarmine and the second against Murray State.

PFW drops to 0-6 on the season. Their next time out is also a double header. This double header will be on Friday. They will first play Rhode Island at 12:30 and then Georgia State at 5:30.

PFW Softball Stats

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