Cammi Granato

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Women's ice hockey
Olympic medal record
Gold	1998 Nagano	Team
Silver	2002 Salt Lake City	Team

Catherine Michelle "Cammi" Granato (born March 25, 1971 in Downers Grove, Illinois) is an American female ice hockey player. She is the daughter of Donald and Natalie Granato and was named after two of her mother's sisters, Catherine and Michelle. The family comes from mostly Italian ancestry, although she is also a quarter Polish.

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 a graduate of Providence College. Granato played hockey for Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, until CIAU added more restrictive rules on non-Canadians. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and has played in every world championship for the U.S. She is married to former NHL player Ray Ferraro. She is also a rinkside reporter for NBC's NHL coverage. She was named USA Women's Player of the Year in 1996.

She was dropped from the US National team unexpectedly before the 2006 Olympics in Turin, Italy, after being a part of the program since its inaugural season. Cammi provided support for special needs children by starting Golden Dreams for Children Foundation. She also runs an annual hockey camp during the summer in Chicago for young girls.

On September 18, 2007 Granato was announced one of the four recipients of the 2007 Lester Patrick Trophy.^[1]