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The Short List
- Two-time Olympian; team captain and gold medalist in 1998, team captain and silver medalist in 2002
- All-time leading scorer in history of women's hockey
Did You Know?
- Is the first and only team captain for the women’s U.S. national team
- Selected by Team USA as the U.S. flagbearer during the Closing Ceremony for the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano
- Runs Cammi Granato Gold Medal Hockey Clinic for Girls, a three-day hockey camp for women of all ages and levels
- Started the Golden Dreams for Children Foundation, which was organized to provide support for children with special needs
- Served as radio color commentator for National Hockey League's Los Angeles Kings during 1998-99 season, becoming just the second female broadcaster in NHL history
- Invited to attend training camp in 1997 with the NHL's New York Islanders, becoming the first female position player to earn an invite to NHL training camp
- Started playing hockey at age 5 with her sister and three brothers. They often would flood their backyard in the winter, allowing it to freeze so they could play
- Graduated from Providence with a bachelor's degree in social science
- Has interesting superstitions - she travels with a lucky bean-bag frog named 'Floppy' and taps both posts and the crossbar of the goal during the pre-game skate
- Married Ray Ferraro, who is an 18-year NHL veteran and ESPN commentator, on Sept. 4, 2004
- Brother, Tony, played for the NHL's San Jose Sharks, was head coach for the Colorado Avalanche and was a member of the 1998 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team
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Hockeymonkey.com and the Monkeysports Superstore welcomed Olympic Gold Medalist Cammi Granato to the store on Saturday March 29th. Cammi was representing Belahockey a new line of hockey products for Girls which are available in the store and online at Hockeymonkey.com.
Cammi took time to pose for photos and discuss her hockey experiences with the
steady stream of visitors for the 2 hour event.
Hockeymonkey would like to thank Cammi for her appearance and
her continued commitment to promoting Women’s hockey.
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