Kessel's playing career is filled with impressive accolades. She accumulated 74 points in 60 games with Team USA at various World Championships and Olympic Games. As of now, Kessel is listed to be playing in the PWPHA for the 2023-24 season.
Over the weekend Amanda Kessel was officially brought into the Pittsburgh Penguins organization under the title Assistant to the President of Hockey Operations. This is an organization that the Kessel family as a whole will be very familiar with as Amanda's brother Phil played in Pittsburgh for several seasons and racked up two Stanley Cup Championships.
Over the past few seasons, the NHL has started to commit to adding a more diverse group of people to their organizations. This includes the hiring of several women like Amanda to high-ranking positions. The NHL still has a lot of progress to make in diversifying the game but getting people from demographics that are traditionally not as involved in NHL hockey into positions of power is a great start.
