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Boivin: Coyotes female coach Dawn Baird chased dream

Dreams shouldn’t have parameters.

They should be void of limits, resistance and pejoratives.

All Dawn Braid wanted was an opportunity to do what she loved – teach skating – at the highest level possible. While she may not have broken through the glass ceiling, she certainly cracked the Plexiglas.

Braid was hired by the Coyotes Wednesday as a skating coach and is believed to the first full-time coach in NHL history.

In a sports world that still struggles with equality, this is a great time to be a fan of Valley teams. Braid’s hiring followed the Cardinals’ decision last year to make Jen Welter the first woman to hold a coaching position in the NFL.