Tony Granato

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United StatesUnited States  Tony Granato Ice hockey player
Date of birth July 25, 1964
place of birth Downers Grove , Illinois , USA
size 178 cm
Weight 84 kg
position Left wing
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1982 , 6th lap, 120th position
New York Rangers
Career stations
1983-1987 University of Wisconsin – Madison
1987-1988 Colorado Rangers
1988-1990 New York Rangers
1990-1996 Los Angeles Kings
1996-2001 San Jose Sharks
United StatesUnited States  Tony Granato
Tony Granato
Coaching stations
2002-2004 Colorado Avalanche
2008-2009 Colorado Avalanche

Anthony Lewis "Tony" Granato (born July 25, 1964 in Downers Grove , Illinois ) is a former American ice hockey player and current coach who played 853 games for the New York Rangers between 1983 and 2001, among other things . Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks played in the National Hockey League on the position of left winger . Granato then worked for a long time in the coaching staff of the Colorado Avalanche , including three seasons as head coach. In addition, he was in charge of the US national team at the 2018 Winter Olympics .

Career

After playing in high school with the Northwood Huskies, he moved to the University of Wisconsin-Madison for four years in 1983 . He played twice for the US team at the Junior World Championships. The New York Rangers had already secured the rights to him in the sixth round of the 1982 NHL Entry Draft as 120th. From 1985 to 1987 he took part in three ice hockey world championships. After his time at university, he moved to Team USA in the summer of 1987 to prepare for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary . After the Olympics, he finished the season in the International Hockey League in the Rangers farm team , with the Colorado Rangers .

From the 1988/89 season he played in the National Hockey League. A good rookie season earned him a place on the NHL All-Rookie Team . The Rangers signed Bernie Nicholls in January 1990 , in return Granato moved to the Los Angeles Kings together with Tomas Sandström . In five years in Los Angeles he scored three times more than 30 goals and helped in the 1992/93 season to lead the Kings for the first time in their history in the final series of the Stanley Cup .

For the 1996/97 season Granato moved to the San Jose Sharks, although he had suffered a serious head injury in the preseason. There he developed into a leading player and received the invitation to the 1997 NHL All-Star Game and the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy at the end of the season. He ended his active career in San Jose in 2001.

In 2002 he became an assistant coach at the Colorado Avalanche , but shortly thereafter took over the job of head coach. For the 2005/06 season he stepped back into the second row and was assistant coach to Joel Quenneville . In the 2008/09 season Granato was a second time head coach of the Colorado Avalanche, but was dismissed there on June 3, 2009 after the team's worst season record to date. Since August 5, 2009 he was assistant coach at the Pittsburgh Penguins, where he was active for a total of five years until his contract was not renewed in the summer of 2014.

As a result, the Detroit Red Wings signed him as an assistant coach in July 2014. At the 2018 Winter Olympics , Granato served as the head coach of the US selection and finished seventh with the team.

Achievements and Awards

  • 1985 WCHA Second All-Star Team
  • 1985 NCAA West Second All-American Team
  • 1987 WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year
  • 1987 WCHA Second All-Star Team

International

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1983/84 University of Wisconsin – Madison WCHA 35 14th 17th 31 48
1984/85 University of Wisconsin – Madison WCHA 42 33 34 67 94
1985/86 University of Wisconsin – Madison WCHA 32 25th 24 49 36
1986/87 University of Wisconsin – Madison WCHA 42 28 45 73 64
1987/88 USA hockey International 49 40 31 71 55
1987/88 Colorado Rangers IHL 21st 13 14th 27 36 8th 9 4th 13 16
1988/89 New York Rangers NHL 78 36 27 63 140 4th 1 1 2 21st
1989/90 New York Rangers NHL 37 7th 18th 25th 77 - - - - -
1989/90 Los Angeles Kings NHL 19th 5 6th 11 45 10 5 4th 9 12
1990/91 Los Angeles Kings NHL 68 30th 34 64 154 12 1 4th 5 28
1991/92 Los Angeles Kings NHL 80 39 29 68 187 6th 1 5 6th 10
1992/93 Los Angeles Kings NHL 81 37 45 82 171 24 6th 11 17th 50
1993/94 Los Angeles Kings NHL 50 7th 14th 21st 150 - - - - -
1994/95 Los Angeles Kings NHL 33 13 11 24 68 - - - - -
1995/96 Los Angeles Kings NHL 49 17th 18th 35 46 - - - - -
1996/97 San Jose Sharks NHL 76 25th 15th 40 159 - - - - -
1997/98 San Jose Sharks NHL 59 16 9 25th 70 1 0 0 0 0
1998/99 San Jose Sharks NHL 35 6th 6th 12 54 6th 1 1 2 2
1999/00 San Jose Sharks NHL 48 6th 7th 13 39 12 0 1 1 14th
2000/01 San Jose Sharks NHL 61 4th 5 9 65 4th 1 0 1 4th
NCAA overall 152 100 120 220 242
NHL overall 774 248 244 492 1425 79 16 27 43 141

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1983 United States June World Cup 5th place 7th 4th 0 4th 4th
1984 United States June World Cup 6th place 7th 1 3 4th 6th
1985 United States WM 4th Place 9 4th 2 6th 10
1986 United States WM 6th place 8th 2 7th 9 8th
1987 United States WM 7th place 9 2 3 5 12
1988 United States Olympia 7th place 6th 1 7th 8th 4th
1991 United States Canada Cup 2nd place 7th 1 2 3 12
Juniors overall 14th 5 3 8th 10
Men overall 39 10 21st 31 46

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

NHL coaching statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp S. N U OTN Pt space Sp S. N result
2002/03 Colorado Avalanche NHL 51 32 11 4th 4th (70) 1st, Northwest 7th 3 4th Conference quarterfinals lost
2003/04 Colorado Avalanche NHL 82 40 22nd 13 7th 100 2nd, Northwest 11 6th 5 Loss in the Conference semifinals
2008/09 Colorado Avalanche NHL 82 32 45 - 5 69 5th, Northwest - - - not qualified
NHL overall 215 104 78 17th 16 239 1 division title 18th 9 9 0 Stanley Cups

( Legend for coach statistics: Sp or GC = total games; W or S = wins scored; L or N = losses scored; T or U = draws scored; OTL or OTN = losses scored after overtime or shootout ; Pts or Pkt = points scored ; Pts% or Pkt% = point rate; Win% = win rate; result = round reached in the play-offs )

family

Cammi Granato , one of the best ice hockey players in the United States, is his younger sister. She is married to Ray Ferraro .

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personal data
SURNAME Granato, Tony
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Granato, Anthony Lewis (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH July 25, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Downers Grove , Illinois