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Sources: Campbell, 1st woman to coach full time in NHL, among Devils hires

Campbell becomes the first woman to serve as a full-time NHL coach while McCabe adds 14 years of front-office experience to the Devils' development staff.

  • On Wednesday, the New Jersey Devils announced the hiring of Jessica Campbell as Manager of Player Development and Bryan McCabe as vice president of prospect personnel as players report to training camp.
  • Campbell, 34, previously served as an assistant coach for the Seattle Kraken, where she became the first woman to serve as a full-time assistant coach behind an NHL bench during the 2024 regular season.
  • McCabe, 51, arrives after spending 14 years in the Florida Panthers' front office specializing in player development and personnel, including serving as director of player personnel.
  • These appointments follow other front-office additions by new general manager Sunny Mehta, including assistant GM Braden Birch and director of goaltending Leo Luongo, both from Florida.
  • Beyond his primary executive duties, McCabe will serve as assistant general manager for the American Hockey League affiliate in Utica, expanding the Devils' prospect development structure.
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Jessica Campbell, who made history as the first full-time female coach in the NHL a couple of years ago, has been named to a leadership role with the New Jersey Devils. The team announced Wednesday that Campbell, 34, has been hired as the club's manager of player development.

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Sportsnet broke the news in Canada on Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
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