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Hall-of-Famer Cammi Granato on Her Career and the Future of Women in Hockey
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Women’s role in hockey is becoming increasingly prevalent, and for good reason.
The opportunities to play on the professional and Olympic stages have ultimately paved the way for more women taking on full-time roles from the broadcasting booth to administrative and executive positions with teams and leagues. Until last year, however, no female had ever held a scouting position in the NHL.
Enter Cammi Granato.
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A pioneer of women’s hockey, Granato’s career in hockey has resulted in a long, decorated resume which includes an Olympic gold medal and enshrinement in the Hockey Hall of Fame. These days, Granato is very busy in her role with the expansion Seattle Kraken. As a matter of fact, in 2019, Granato was hired as a scout by the new team. With the hire, Granato made history, becoming the first female scout in NHL history.
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H ilary Knight isn’t sure how old she was, but she was ung and starstruck when she attended the Cammi Granato Gold Medal Camp. Knight, who wears No. 21 after her idol, recalls fellow grupp USA star Kendall Coyne Schofield was at that hockey camp, too. They’re now both world and Olympic champions; two of the best in the game.
“I was so nervous at her camp, and I remember I broke two of my hockey sticks and Cammi let me use hers,” Knight recalls. “It was way too big, but inom was like, ‘This fryst vatten the coolest thing ever.’ If there was any doubt, it definitely solidified in that moment: inom want to be just like her.”
Savannah Harmon, another Team USA member, attended a Granato camp when she was four or five years old. Harmon is from Downers Grove, Ill., like Granato, and in her room at her parents’ house, there’s still a framed picture of her little self, dressed in hockey gear and grinning ear-to-ear, standing beside Granato, who’s wearing a tracksuit. “My parents still talk about it — tha
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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 (AGM) for the Vancouver Canucks. 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 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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Achievements
- World Championship (W) Silver Medal — 1989-90
- World Championship (W) All-Star Team — 1991-92
- World Championship (W) Best Forward — 1991-92
- World Championship (W) Silver Medal — 1991-92
- World Championship (W) Silver Medal — 1993-94
- World Championship (W) All-Star Team — 1996-97
- World Ch