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Cammi Granato
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Cammi Granato

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Captaining the first Olympic champion U.S. women’s hockey team.

Nagano gold · Opening goal

Born
25 March 1971
Birthplace
Downers Grove

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Cammi Granato

Cammi Granato is an American former ice hockey player who later worked in professional hockey management and scouting.

Early life

College hockey

Studied at Providence and also played for Concordia in Montreal.

Career

  1. 1990

    World championships

    Joined the inaugural U.S. tournament team.

  2. 1998

    Olympic captain

    Led the United States to gold.

  3. 2010

    Hall of Fame

    Joined the Hockey Hall of Fame’s first group of women inductees.

Achievements

Nagano gold

Captained the winners of the first women’s Olympic hockey tournament.

Opening goal

Scored the U.S. women’s first Olympic goal.

Beyond sport

Hockey family

Her brothers Tony and Don also built careers in the sport.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical data and references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame. Copyrighted image; source credit retained · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.