No troll goes to rain on this parade.
Ladies in hockey are rallying round each other after a historic week, which noticed Kraken assistant coach Jessica Campbell and Capitals video coach Emily Engel-Natzke change into the primary feminine coaches in league historical past to play in opposition to each other.
Within the wake of on-line trolls chiming in on the fete, with one writing, “Women have no place in mens hockey,” and one other stating, “Still playing below five hundred lmao,” ladies within the enterprise have defended their jobs and the numerous roles each Campbell and Engel-Natzke play within the league.
Emma Feodora of the Golden Knights‘ leisure staff posted on X, “I don’t see how you can hate from outside of the club; you can’t even get in hahaha.”
She additionally added photographs of the staff’s Stanley Cup victory in 2023, carrying a championship ring and holding a bottle of champagne behind the gamers’ locker room celebration.
On Saturday, Emma Lingan, a Predators reporter and the host of “The Wraparound,” quote-tweeted the “women have no place in mens hockey” put up and posed for a photograph on the ice with the caption, “We’re actually already here but thanks for your concern.”
7News Boston sports activities reporter Marlee Wierda additionally posted a rinkside photograph and wrote, “Aw, too bad. We’re already here.”
Engel-Natzke grew to become the primary lady to carry a full-time teaching job within the league in 2022 when she was delivered to Washington as a video coach.
In October, Campbell grew to become the primary full-time feminine assistant coach in league historical past to work behind the bench.
Engel-Natzke and the Capitals had been victorious on Wednesday, beating the Kraken 3-0 for his or her sixth consecutive victory.
Their win streak was snapped Friday in a 2-1 loss to the Canucks.
