In no other sport is the captain’s role as important as it is in hockey, where leadership demands funnel largely through a single individual

The Seattle Kraken selected Jordan Eberle as their captain Tuesday moments before their season opener, filling the last void at that spot among the NHL’s 32 teams. Every team in the league has a captain for the first time since the 2010-11 season.

When Seattle's Jordan Eberle skated on the ice Tuesday wearing a "C," it marked the first time since 2010-11 that every NHL team has had a captain.

History was made in the first game of the 2024-25 NHL season as Jessica Campbell was introduced as an assistant coach of the Seattle Kraken. It’s the first time a woman has been a coach in the league,

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – OCTOBER 08: Head coach Dan Bylsma and assistant coach Jessica Campbell of the Seattle Kraken look on during the first period against the St. Louis Blues at Climate Pledge Arena on October 08, 2024 in Seattle, Washington. Campbell is the first woman to coach in the NHL. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

Seattle Kraken assistant coach Jessica Campbell has etched her name into the NHL history book. Campbell became the first full-time female assistant coach in NHL history to work behind the bench, making her regular-season debut on Oct. 8, 2024, when the Kraken dropped their season opener to the St. Louis Blues, 3-2.

SEATTLE (AP) — Jordan Kyrou scored two goals less than two minutes apart late in the second period, and the St. Louis Blues rallied from an early two-goal deficit to beat the Seattle Kraken in the season opener for both teams on Tuesday, 3-2.

The Seattle Kraken begin the 2024-25 season today against the St. Louis Blues in what can serve as an early measuring stick game against a team that wants to make the playoffs.