Kim Weiss, who became the second woman to serve as an assistant coach in the AHL earlier this year, was named head coach of the PWHL’s expansion team in Las Vegas on Monday.Weiss, 37, spent the last two seasons with the Colorado Eagles, the AHL affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche. She started with the Eagles as a video coach in 2024 and was promoted to assistant coach in January 2026, becoming the second woman to be a full-time assistant in AHL history. The first was Jessica Campbell, who was an assistant for Coachella Valley from 2022 to 2024 before she was promoted to the NHL’s Seattle Kraken.“I am thrilled to welcome Kim Weiss as the first Head Coach of PWHL Las Vegas,” PWHL Las Vegas general manager Dominique DiDia said in a news release. “Throughout her coaching career, Kim has consistently demonstrated an exceptional ability to develop players, build strong team cultures, and achieve success at the highest levels of the game.”
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Kim Weiss has joined the team as Head Coach ahead of our inaugural season. She spent the last two seasons with the AHL’s Colorado Eagles where she became the second woman in AHL/NHL history to serve as an Assistant Coach in a full-time role.
