Cammi Granato #21
Position: Forward
Height: 5-7
Weight: 140
Hometown: Downers Grove, Ill.
Birthdate: Mar. 25, 1971
1996-97 Team: U.S. Women's Training
Program
A six-time member of the U.S. Women's
National Team (1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996
and 1997), Granato is one of three players who
have been with the national team program since
its inception ... has recorded 37 goals and 27
assists in 30 games ... one of the most
recognized U.S. women's hockey player, she
captained the 1997 U.S. Women's National
Team and was the team's leading scorer at the
1997 Women's World Championship ... earned
a spot on the Women's World Championship
All-Tournament Team ... led the U.S. in scoring
at the 1996 IIHF Pacific Women's Hockey
Championship with nine points on six goals and
three assists and was the third-leading scorer
overall ... was named the Outstanding Forward
at the 1996 Pacific Women's Hockey
Championship and received an Outstanding
Player Award for the U.S. ... earned the 1996
USA Hockey Women's Player of the Year
Award ... she shared the scoring title at the
1995 IIHF Pacific Women's Hockey
Championship with 11 points ... led Team USA
in scoring at the 1992 Worlds with 10 points,
which tied her for the lead in overall tournament
scoring ... her performance earned her a berth
on the All-Tournament Team and selection as
the tournament's Outstanding Forward ...
graduated from Providence College in 1993
with a degree in social science ... completed
her college hockey career as the Friars' all-time
leading goal-scorer with 139 tallies ... finished
with 117 career assists ... helped lead the
Friars to back-to-back Eastern College Athletic
Conference Championships in 1991-92 and
1992-93 .. earned the ECAC Player of the Year
Award in each of her final three years ...
attended graduate school at Concordia
University in Montreal ... was the MVP of the
Downers Grove North High School soccer and
basketball teams ... also competed on the
tennis and volleyball teams ... participated in the
1990 and 1991 U.S. Olympic Festivals as a
team handball player... has four brothers and
one sister ... her oldest brother, Tony, was a
member of the 1988 U.S. Olympic Team and
currently plays for the National Hockey League's
San Jose Sharks ... brother, Don, is the head
coach of the 1997 USA Hockey Junior A
National Champion Green Bay Gamblers of the
United States Hockey League ... parents are
Natalie and Don Granato ... given name is
Catherine ... one of her superstitions is traveling
with her lucky frog named "Floppy" ... she
touches the beanbag frog before every game
for luck.
