Cammi Granato-Ferraro
| Cammi Granato-Ferraro | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 25, 1971 Downers Grove, IL, USA |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 141 lb (64 kg; 10 st 1 lb) |
| Position | Right Wing/Center |
| Shot | Right |
| Played for | Providence Friars ECAC Concordia Stingers (CIS) |
| National team |  United States |
| Playing career | 1990–2005 |
| Hall of Fame, 2010 | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's ice hockey | ||
| Competitor for the United States |
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1998 Nagano | |
| Silver | 2002 Salt Lake City | |
| IIHF World Women's Championships | ||
| Gold | 2005 Linkoping, Sweden | |
| Silver | 2004 Halifax, Canada | |
| Silver | 2001 Minneapolis, USA | |
| Silver | 2000 Mississauga, Canada | |
| Silver | 1999 Espoo, Finland | |
| Silver | 1997 Kitchener, Canada | |
| Silver | 1994 Lake Placid, USA | |
| Silver | 1992 Tampere, Finland | |
| Silver | 1990 Ottawa, Canada | |
| 4 Nations Cup | ||
| Gold | 2003 | |
| Gold | 1997 | |
| Silver | 2004 | |
| Silver | 2002 | |
| Silver | 2000 | |
| Silver | 1999 | |
| Silver | 1998 | |
| IIHF Women's Pacific Rim Championship | ||
| Silver | 1995 San Jose, USA | |
| Silver | 1996 Vancouver, Canada | |
Catherine Michelle "Cammi" Granato (born March 25, 1971) is a retired American female ice hockey player and one of the first women to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in November 2010.
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 a graduate of Providence College. 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.[1] Granato eventually declined.
She played for Vancouver Griffins (2001–02 and 2002–03) a professional women's ice hockey team in the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL).
Cammi has been a recipient of the Lester Patrick Award (2007), inducted into the International Hockey Hall of Fame (2008), the US Hockey Hall of Fame (2009) and the Hockey Hall of Fame (2010).
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USA Hockey [edit]
Granato played in every world championship for the United States from the inaugural event in 1990 to 2005. She 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. She was named USA Women's Player of the Year in 1996. On February 8, 1998, Granato scored the first ever Olympic goal for the U.S women's hockey team.[2] She 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. Granato provided support for special needs children by starting Golden Dreams for Children Foundation. She also runs an annual hockey camp during the summer in Chicago for young girls.
Awards and honors [edit]
- 1996 USA Hockey Women 's Player of the Year Award (also known as the Bob Allen Women's Player of the Year award) [3]
- 1998 - Olympic Gold Medalist
- 2002 - Olympic Silver Medalist
- In May 2008, Granato was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Hall of fame with two other women's hockey players (Geraldine Heaney, Angela James) - the first women to be given such an honor.[4] 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.[5]
- 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.[6]
- On November 8, 2010 Granato was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Granato and Angela James are the first female inductees.[7]
Personal [edit]
Granato lives in Vancouver, British Columbia with her husband, former NHL star Ray Ferraro. They have two sons: Riley, born in December 2006, and Reese, born in December 2009.[8] 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 and one sister. She is diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.[9]
References [edit]
- ^ Michael Farber. "The Ice Queen". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
- ^ Rosenbloom, Steve (February 9, 1998). "Granato makes history again". The Chicago Tribune. p. Sports.5.
- ^ "Annual Awards - Through the Years". USA Hockey. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
- ^ "Women pioneers highlight IIHF class of 2008". IIHL.com. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ Sports Illustrated (Time Inc.) 109 (2): 121. July 14–21, 2008.
- ^ Candace Horgan (2008-10-16). "Granato, Leetch, Hull and Richter Inducted into U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
- ^ "Ciccarelli, Granato and James Elected to Hall of Game". The Sports Network. 2010-06-22. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
- ^ "Granato still misses her playing days". MontrealGazette.com. Retrieved 2010-02-15.[dead link]
- ^ Health MSN - People With ADHD
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- 1971 births
- Living people
- American people of Italian descent
- American television reporters and correspondents
- American women's ice hockey players
- Concordia University alumni
- Ice hockey people from Illinois
- International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame inductees
- Lester Patrick Trophy recipients
- Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- National Hockey League broadcasters
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States
- Olympic ice hockey players of the United States
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States
- People from Downers Grove, Illinois
- Providence Friars women's ice hockey players
