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AUGUST 2017 USAHOCKEYMAGAZINE.COM // 27 "BY FAR THE FAVORITE PART OF MY JOB IS GETTING OUT AND PLAYING HOCKEY WITH THE KIDS." CUSTOM HOCKEY JERSEYS AND SOCKS 1800 909-9611 DON'T SETTLE FOR A CHEAP IMITATION WHEN YOU CAN HAVE THE BEST time job by joining the East Coast Wizards as the hockey director. "I get to help 4 and 5-year-olds find their passion on the ice at the same age I was when I started," she said. "It's so rewarding to be able to guide them through this experience." In addition to her role with the Wizards, she joined the NWHL's Boston Pride two years ago, working her way up to general manager. Recently she was named the deputy commissioner of the NWHL with a focus on player development. In this role, Moore is helping with the development of grassroots women's hockey programs, along with building relationships with national governing bodies and collegiate programs. "I'm just trying to create more opportunities and a really profession- al, unique experience for these players and the fans," she said. "It's so rewarding to see the ideas of new possibilities within these players and youth players and their fans that they didn't necessarily have before. It fuels my fire every day." P Creating More Career Paths: "I think you're going to see a lot more women staying involved in the league after they graduate, whether playing or coaching, just because there's some more side career paths starting to evolve and make our game even bigger." —Hayley Moore Jessi Pierce is a woman working in hockey, serving as an editor at Touchpoint Media and an NHL.com correspondent covering the Minnesota Wild. —Molly Schaus