For all f Hockey Fans ( Cammi Granato of Downers Grove is hired by the Seattle
expansion franchise as the NHL’s first female scout)
By Associated Press
Associated Press |
Sep 25, 2019 | 1:52 PM
| SEATTLE
Seattle’s expansion NHL franchise has hired former U.S. Olympic team captain Cammi Granato, who grew up in Downers Grove, as a pro scout.
“I’ve had other NHL opportunities to get back into hockey,” Granato said, according to NHL.com. “Seattle is the right fit for me.”
According to the Seattle Times, she is believed to be the first female professional scout working for an NHL team. Other women have served as amateur scouts.
Granato, 48 and a Hockey Hall of Famer, led the Americans to the gold medal in the first Olympic women’s hockey tournament in 1998 in Nagano, Japan. She also played for the silver-medal team in the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games.
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