Cammi Granato

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Cammi Granato

| halloffame = 2010

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|3|25}}

| birth_place = Downers Grove, Illinois, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 7

| weight_lb = 141

| position = Right wing / Center

| shoots = Right

| played_for = Providence College
Concordia University
Vancouver Griffins
British Columbia Breakers

| sex = f

| ntl_team = USA

| career_start = 1990

| career_end = 2005

|medaltemplates={{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}

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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.

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.{{cite news|title=Granato makes history again|first=Steve|last=Rosenbloom|newspaper=The Chicago Tribune|date=February 9, 1998|page=Sports.5}} 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.{{cite web

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| access-date =March 29, 2021

| archive-date =February 25, 2021

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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.{{cite web

| title =The shrewd steps that led U.S. women to landmark deal

| url =https://www.espn.com/olympics/hockey/story/_/id/19042414/us-women-hockey-team-shrewd-steps-led-us-women-landmark-deal

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| date =March 30, 2017

| access-date =March 29, 2021

| archive-date =November 12, 2020

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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.{{cite web|url=http://cgi.cnnsi.com/features/1997/womenmag/icequeen.html|title=The Ice Queen|author=Michael Farber|publisher=Sports Illustrated|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305011404/http://cgi.cnnsi.com/features/1997/womenmag/icequeen.html |archive-date=March 5, 2012}} 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).

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.{{cite web|url=http://kings.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=40953|title=CAMMI GRANATO - Los Angeles Kings - Kings' History|publisher=Los Angeles Kings|access-date=May 27, 2018|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115013/http://kings.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=40953|url-status=live}}

She currently hosts the On the Bus With Cammi & AJ podcast with former teammate A. J. Mleczko.{{Cite web|title=On The Bus With Cammi & AJ on Apple Podcasts|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-the-bus-with-cammi-aj/id1546162389|access-date=May 11, 2021|website=Apple Podcasts|language=en-US|archive-date=May 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511202343/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-the-bus-with-cammi-aj/id1546162389|url-status=live}}

Awards and honors

1995 Concordia University Female Athlete of the Year (Sally Kemp Award){{Cite news|url=https://stingers.ca/inside_athletics/athletes_of_the_year.php|title=Concordia Athletes of the Year|website=stingers.ca/|access-date=July 19, 2021|language=en|archive-date=July 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719161701/https://stingers.ca/inside_athletics/athletes_of_the_year.php|url-status=live}}
1996 Bob Allen Women's Player of the Year Award{{cite web|url=http://www.usahockey.com/Template_Usahockey.aspx?NAV=AU_13_07&ID=185912&USAHockeyType=ICE|title=Annual Awards - Through the Years|publisher=USA Hockey|access-date=June 24, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113104849/http://www.usahockey.com/Template_Usahockey.aspx?NAV=AU_13_07&ID=185912&USAHockeyType=ICE|archive-date=January 13, 2010}}
1998 Winter Olympics – gold medal
2002 Winter Olympics – silver medal
On September 18, 2007, Granato was announced one of the four recipients of the 2007 Lester Patrick Trophy. She is a partner in BelaHockey, a company that creates hockey accessories for girls.{{cite magazine |last=Kwak |first=Sarah |date=July 14–21, 2008 |title=Cammi Granato |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/2008/07/14/cammi-granato |magazine=Sports Illustrated |publisher=Time Inc. |volume=109 |issue=2 |page=121 |access-date=January 26, 2023 |archive-date=January 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117044115/https://vault.si.com/vault/2008/07/14/cammi-granato |url-status=live }}
In May 2008, Granato was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame with two other women's hockey players (Geraldine Heaney and Angela James) - the first women to be given such an honor.{{cite news|title=First women players inducted to IIHF Hall of Fame|date=May 15, 2008|work=CBC Sports|location=Toronto, Ontario|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/first-women-players-inducted-to-iihf-hall-of-fame-1.713204|access-date=June 20, 2023}}{{cite news|title=Heaney, James, Granato inducted as first women in IIHF Hall of Fame|last=Beacon|first=Bill|date=May 15, 2008|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|location=Toronto, Ontario|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/heaney-james-granato-inducted-as-first-women-in-iihf-hall-of-fame/article20384575/|access-date=June 20, 2023}}
On August 12, 2008, it was announced that Granato would be inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame, the first woman to be in the Hall. The induction ceremony took place on October 10, 2008, at the University of Denver.{{cite web|url=https://www.uscho.com/2008/10/16/granato-leetch-hull-and-richter-inducted-into-us-hockey-hall-of-fame/|title=Granato, Leetch, Hull and Richter Inducted into U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame|publisher=USCHO.com|date=October 16, 2008|author=Candace Horgan|access-date=May 27, 2018|archive-date=January 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125085208/http://www.uscho.com/2008/10/16/granato-leetch-hull-and-richter-inducted-into-us-hockey-hall-of-fame/|url-status=live}}
On November 8, 2010, Granato was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Granato and Angela James were the first female inductees.{{cite news|title=Granato, James first women elected to Hockey Hall|agency=Associated Press|place=Toronto|work=The San Diego Union-Tribune|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-granato-james-first-women-elected-to-hockey-hall-2010jun22-story.html|access-date=May 27, 2018|date=June 22, 2010|archive-date=May 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528133243/http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-granato-james-first-women-elected-to-hockey-hall-2010jun22-story.html|url-status=live}}
On September 20, 2018, Granato was inducted into the Rhode Island Hockey Hall of Fame.

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).{{cite web|url=http://www.pressreader.com/canada/edmonton-journal/20100210/282054798178978|title=Granato misses playing days|author=Steve Ewen|date=February 10, 2010|access-date=March 27, 2018|work=Edmonton Journal|publisher=Press Reader|archive-date=August 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820120044/https://www.pressreader.com/canada/edmonton-journal/20100210/282054798178978|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20307161,00.html|title=Celebrities With ADHD|magazine=Health|date=July 10, 2015|access-date=May 27, 2018|archive-date=May 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528070534/http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20307161,00.html|url-status=live}}

Career statistics

Career statistics are from [https://www.eliteprospects.com/ Eliteprospects.com], or [https://www.hockeydb.com/ The Internet Hockey Database], or [https://teamusa.usahockey.com/ USA Hockey].

=Regular season and playoffs=

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! rowspan="101" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="5"\|Regular season ! rowspan="101" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="5"\|Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
style="background:#f0f0f0;" \| 1989-90 \| Providence College \| ECAC \| 24	24	22	46	— \| —	—	—	—	—
1990-91 \| Providence College \| ECAC \| 22	26	20	46	— \| —	—	—	—	—
style="background:#f0f0f0;" \| 1991-92 \| Providence College \| ECAC \| 25	48	32	80	— \| —	—	—	—	—
1992-93 \| Providence College \| ECAC \| 28	41	43	84	— \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1995-96 \| Concordia University \| CIAU \| —	—	—	—	— \| —	—	—	—	—
1996-97 \| Concordia University \| CIAU \| —	—	—	—	— \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2002-03 \| Vancouver Griffins \| NWHL \| 16	18	14	32	6 \| 1	0	1	1	0
2004-05 \| British Columbia Breakers \| WWHL \| 21	8	11	19	30 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" ! colspan="3" \| WWHL totals ! 21 !! 8 !! 11 !! 19 !! 30 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! —