The Vancouver Canucks named Hockey Hall of Famer Cammi Granato as an assistant general manager on Thursday.
Granato, 50, becomes the second woman hired as an assistant general manager by the Canucks. Emilie Castonguay, who was named to that role on Jan. 24, became the second woman to hold that post in NHL history behind Angela Gorgone (Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, 1996).
“I am honored to join the Vancouver Canucks and the hockey operations leadership group that (president of hockey operations) Jim Rutherford and his team have assembled,” Granato said. “It’s a dream to have an opportunity like this in the city that I call home, and with an exciting young team with championship aspirations.”
Granato became the first female pro scout in the NHL after joining the Seattle Kraken on Sept. 25, 2019.
She served as captain of the gold medal-winning United States Olympic team at the 1998 Nagano Games. She also won silver at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games.
Granato was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2010.
“Cammi is a tremendous leader and has earned the respect of the hockey world,” Rutherford said. “She has a great mind for the game and experience and influence at all levels. In her role, Cammi will oversee our player development department and our amateur and pro scouting department. Cammi’s input will also be included in all areas of hockey operations as we leverage the diverse opinions and experience of our new leadership group to build a winning team.”
–Field Level Media
