jennifer: barbara williams has coached players at all levels, including stanley cup champions. jessica has her story. >> i almost fainted. my heart was pounding. i couldn't believe it, that they would do that for a woman. >> reporter: in 1977, barbara power skating instructor for the new york islanders, becoming the first female skating coach in the national hockey league. >> he gave me a career. >> reporter: a career that seemed impossible in a man's sport on the national level. she owed it to islanders' coach al arbor. >> he would come in the rink every morning. he would go like this to me. and i felt better when he did that. he had such confidence to me. i trained the team. they had great respect for me. >> reporter: she has been on long island for years. she was with the islanders through their four consecutive stanley cup wins. >> he said we're going to win the cup, barbara. i said good. i hope so. when my student, bobby, scored the winning goal, we had a party for three days. >> reporter: she worked on the players' skating, balance, their agility, timing and edge control with the