Cammi Granato

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Cammi Granato
Hockey Hall of Fame, 2010
Born (1971-03-25) March 25, 1971 (age 53)
Downers Grove, Illinois, U.S.
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 141 lb (64 kg; 10 st 1 lb)
Position Right wing / Center
Shot Right
Played for Providence College
Concordia University
Vancouver Griffins
British Columbia Breakers
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Playing career 1990–2005
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Women's ice hockey
Olympic games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Nagano
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Salt Lake City
IIHF World Women's Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Sweden
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1990 Canada
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Finland
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 United States
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1997 Canada
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Finland
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Canada
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2001 United States
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Canada
4 Nations Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Canada & United States
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Sweden
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Finland
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Canada
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 United States
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Canada
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 United States
IIHF Women's Pacific Rim Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 United States
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Canada

Catherine Michelle Granato (born March 25, 1971) is an American former ice hockey player and one of the first women to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in November 2010. She currently works as an assistant general manager for the Vancouver Canucks organization. Granato was the captain of the U.S. women's hockey team that won a gold medal in the 1998 Winter Olympics. She is the younger sister of former NHL player Tony Granato and former Buffalo Sabres head coach Don Granato, and a graduate of Providence College. Granato played hockey for Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Granato has been a recipient of the Lester Patrick Award (2007), and she has been inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame (2008), the US Hockey Hall of Fame (2008), the Hockey Hall of Fame (2010) and the Rhode Island Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018.

USA Hockey

Granato played in every world championship for the United States from the inaugural event in 1990 to 2005. She was named USA Women's Player of the Year in 1996. Granato was the captain of the U.S. women's hockey team that won a gold medal in the 1998 Winter Olympics. On February 8, 1998, she scored the first ever Olympic goal for the U.S women's hockey team. [1] In 205 career games for the national team, Granato had 186 goals, 157 assists, and 343 points. She is the team's all-time leading scorer. [2]

Granato was cut from the US National team unexpectedly before the 2006 Olympics in Turin, Italy bringing controversy to the decision after being a part of the program since its inaugural season and all-time leading point scorer. The US team subsequently lost its Olympic semifinal match to Sweden, its first-ever international loss to a team other than Canada, and brought home the bronze medal. [3]

Other teams

Granato played hockey for Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In June 1997, New York Islanders general manager Mike Milbury extended an invitation to Granato to attend Islanders training camp. [4] Granato eventually declined.

Granato played for the Vancouver Griffins (2001–02 and 2002–03), a professional women's ice hockey team in the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL). [2]

Later career

Granato is also a rinkside reporter for NBC's NHL coverage, and served as a color commentator for NBC's coverage of women's ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. In 1998, Granato served as the color commentator for Los Angeles Kings radio broadcasts. [5]

She currently hosts the On the Bus With Cammi & AJ podcast with former teammate A. J. Mleczko. [6]

Awards and honors

Personal life

Granato married former NHL star, Ray Ferraro, in 2004 and lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. They have two sons: Riley (born December 2006) and Reese (born December 2009). [14] She is stepmother to Ferraro's sons from his first marriage, Matt and Landon, an NHL draft pick of the Detroit Red Wings. She has four brothers (including Don and Tony) and one sister. [15]

Career statistics

Career statistics are from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database, or USA Hockey.

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1989-90 Providence College ECAC 24242246——————
1990-91Providence CollegeECAC22262046——————
1991-92Providence CollegeECAC25483280——————
1992-93Providence CollegeECAC28414384——————
1995-96 Concordia University CIAU ——————————
1996-97Concordia UniversityCIAU——————————
2002-03 Vancouver Griffins NWHL 16181432610110
2004-05 British Columbia Breakers WWHL 218111930—————
WWHL totals218111930—————

International

YearTeamEventResult GPGAPtsPIM
1990 USA WC Silver medal icon.svg495142
1992 USAWCSilver medal icon.svg582102
1994 USAWCSilver medal icon.svg557126
1995 USA Pacific Rim Championship Silver medal icon.svg547114
1996 USAPacific Rim ChampionshipSilver medal icon.svg56390
1997 USAWCSilver medal icon.svg55384
1997 USA 3 Nations Cup Gold medal icon.svg42242
1998 USA OG Gold medal icon.svg64480
1998 USA3 Nations CupSilver medal icon.svg40224
1999 USAWCSilver medal icon.svg53580
1999 USA3 Nations CupSilver medal icon.svg53362
2000 USAWCSilver medal icon.svg56170
2000 USA 4 Nations Cup Silver medal icon.svg4448—
2001 USAWCSilver medal icon.svg576130
2002 USAOGSilver medal icon.svg564100
2003 USA4 Nations CupGold medal icon.svg44042
2004 USAWCSilver medal icon.svg30220
2004 USA4 Nations CupSilver medal icon.svg4000—
2005 USAWCGold medal icon.svg51342
Senior totals88776314030

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