Alyssa Gagliardi competes in hardest shot competition during the 2019 NWHL All-Star Weekend Skills Competition at Ford Ice Center in Antioch, Tenn., Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019. 20190209 Nwhlskills 021
The Carolina Hurricanes just had a first! It was so exciting! Not every day do you get to witness something for the first time, but we as Canes fans did! Alyssa Gagliardi joined the Carolina Hurricanes coaching staff meaning she became the first female coach with the Carolina Hurricanes.
Gagliardi was born in Pittsburgh but was raised in Raleigh.
She went to play hockey at Cornell University in New York.