Cammi Granato

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 a Senior Amateur (Scouting) Advisor for the Vancouver Canucks organization after previously serving as an Assistant General Manager from 2022-2026. 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. 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.

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.

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. 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).

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

Awards and honors 1995 Concordia University Female Athlete of the Year (Sally Kemp Award) 1996 Bob Allen Women's Player of the Year Award 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. 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. 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. On November 8, 2010, Granato was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Granato and Angela James were the first female inductees. 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). She is stepmother to Ferraro's sons from his first marriage, Matt and Landon. She has four brothers (including Don and Tony) and one sister.

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

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1989-90 Providence College ECAC 24 24 22 46 — — — — — — 1990-91 Providence College ECAC 22 26 20 46 — — — — — — 1991-92 Providence College ECAC 25 48 32 80 — — — — — — 1992-93 Providence College ECAC 28 41 43 84 — — — — — — 1995-96 Concordia University CIAU — — — — — — — — — — 1996-97 Concordia University CIAU — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — WWHL totals 21 8 11 19 30 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 1990 USA WC 5 9 5 14 4 1992 USA WC 5 8 2 10 2 1994 USA WC 5 5 7 12 6 1995 USA Pacific Rim Championship 5 4 7 11 4 1996 USA Pacific Rim Championship 5 6 3 9 0 1997 USA WC 5 5 3 8 4 1997 USA 3 Nations Cup 4 2 2 4 2 1998 USA OG 6 4 4 8 0 1998 USA 3 Nations Cup 4 0 2 2 4 1999 USA WC 5 3 5 8 0 1999 USA 3 Nations Cup 5 3 3 6 2 2000 USA WC 5 6 1 7 0 2000 USA 4 Nations Cup 4 4 4 8 — 2001 USA WC 5 7 6 13 0 2002 USA OG 5 6 4 10 0 2003 USA 4 Nations Cup 4 4 0 4 2 2004 USA WC 3 0 2 2 0 2004 USA 4 Nations Cup 4 0 0 0 — 2005 USA WC 5 1 3 4 2 Senior totals 88 77 63 140 30