7/5/22 | Campbell was hired by Seattle’s AHL team as an assistant coach and is unlikely to take part in Rangers development camp.
6/14/22 | The Rangers have announced that Jessica Campbell will join the team as a coach for development camp later this summer.
Campbell has worked with NHLers Tyson Jost, Joel Edmundson, Damon Severson and Luke Schenn.
With Germany at the 2022 Worlds she worked with Detroit’s Moritz Seider.
From the Rangers:
- Campbell served as an assistant coach for Germany at the 2022 IIHF Men’s World Championship, becoming the first woman to join the coaching staff of a national team participating in the World Championship.
- This past season, Campbell joined the Tri City Storm, USHL development program actively heading the Windy City Storm Girl’s Hockey program in Chicago while also serving as an assistant coach and skills coach for the Nurnberg Ice Tigers in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
- As a player, the Rocanville, Saskatchewan native represented Canada in two Under-18 World Junior Championships, serving as captain at the 2010 event, scoring the gold medal winning goal and earning tournament MVP.
- She also played five games for Canada at the 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship.
- Campbell played three seasons (2014-15 – 2016-17) for the Calgary Inferno of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League (CWHL), winning the Clarkson Cup in 2016.
- Prior to playing professionally, Campbell skated four years (2010-11 – 2013-14) at Cornell University, serving as captain in her senior season.
The Windy City Storm’s press release announcing Campbell as the President of Girl’s Hockey said “Jessica Campbell is a world-class skating coach residing in Kelowna, BC. Jessica has since brought her playing career to a close to pursue her passion for Powerskating. Specializing in individual skating and player skill development, Jessica has transformed traditional skating development models and created unique teaching frameworks helping athletes dominate today’s game on every level. Jessica has been coaching for four years in the Okanagan, leading camps and has helped thousands of athletes reach their highest potential on the ice from youth to the pros. Her genuine passion for teaching skating, combined with her extensive understanding of the game and ability to breakdown the fundamental skating mechanics, has allowed her to launch her own business, JC Powerskating. Actively coaching 15 + NHL Players, Jessica is also a Hockey Canada Trained Skills Coach and an International skating consultant in Malmö, Sweden with the Redhawks, of the Swedish Hockey League.”