Dawn Braid named Coyotes skating coach
Becomes first female to get full-time coaching role in NHL
Dawn Braid became the first female
to coach full-time in the NHL when she was hired as the skating coach
for the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday.
"It's something that I've wanted to see happen," Braid said. "The fact that they respect what I do enough to name me as a full-time coach, or to name me as the first female coach in the NHL, I take a ton of pride in that. I've worked very hard for this opportunity. It's been going on for years and I just look forward to going even further with it."
Braid
worked with the Coyotes as a part-time skating coach last season and
previously worked as a consultant for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Anaheim
Ducks, Buffalo Sabres and Calgary Flames."It's something that I've wanted to see happen," Braid said. "The fact that they respect what I do enough to name me as a full-time coach, or to name me as the first female coach in the NHL, I take a ton of pride in that. I've worked very hard for this opportunity. It's been going on for years and I just look forward to going even further with it."
"We feel that Dawn can provide a real competitive advantage for our team," Coyotes general manager John Chayka said. "The game is getting faster and it's all about skating.
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