Kings' Aisha Visram proud to make NHL history and hopes more women will follow
by Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times
Jan 21, 2022
3 minutes
LOS ANGELS â Aisha Visram expected her family and friends to become emotional when she told them she would be filling in on the Kings' athletic training staff Jan. 13.
They had supported her unlikely dream, offering encouragement when her job applications were rejected and taking it in stride when she was too busy to answer their calls and texts during hockey season. When the national anthem played before the Kings' game against the Pittsburgh Penguins that night, she said, "I felt like they were all there with me sharing in the moment."
But Visram, who is the
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