Jessica Campbell received applause as she took her place behind the bench during the Kraken's season opener against the St. Louis Blues in Seattle.

The Seattle Kraken lost their home opener 3-2 to the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday. The focus, however, was behind the bench where the team made history. Assistant coach Jessica Campbell became the first woman to ever coach in an NHL game in the Kraken-Blues matchup.

NHL history was made on Tuesday afternoon in Seattle — all thanks to Jessica Campbell. When the Kraken hired Dan Bylsma to take over as head coach of the team, there was the thought that Campbell, one of his top assistants in the AHL,