Guess what: Jessica Campbell isn’t the only female assistant coach in Seattle to have stood behind an NHL bench.
Seattle Torrent assistant Christine Bumstead was invited to help coach the Florida Panthers in a pre-season game against the Nashville Predators on Sept. 14, 2024. Is it a coincidence that the Panthers went on to win the Stanley Cup that season, and the next?
In our video conversation below, Bumstead explains how a chance expedition with Florida coach Paul Maurice added jet fuel to her coaching career.