Stingers' Granato named to Hockey Hall of Fame
After Nov. 8, the Hockey Hall of Fame won’t be a boys’ club. The Stingers’ legendary centre Cammi Granato will be one of the first two women to be inducted into the bastion of hockey lore.
Granato played at Concordia from 1994 to 1997 while earning her master’s degree in sports administration. She earned 179 goals and 151 assists while leading the team to two Quebec championship wins. She was also named Quebec MVP in 1995-96 and Concordia Female Athlete of the Year in 1995.
The Illinois-native was named USA Women’s Player of the Year in 1996. Granato became captain of the gold-winning U.S. team at the 1998 Nagano Games. In 2005, she helped the U.S. win the World Championship title and, in 2002, returned to the Olympics to win silver in Salt Lake City.
Granato will be inducted along with former Team Canada player Angela James. The two women will share the spotlight with NHL great Dino Ciccarelli, as well as one of the original Calgary Flames owner Daryl “Doc” Seaman, and Jim Devellano, who helped build the New York Islanders’ dynasty of the ’80s.