Women’s hockey standout, Cammi Granato, recently became the first woman to be inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame, just months after being inducted into the International Hockey Hockey of Fame alongside Canadian superstars Angela James and Geraldine Heaney.
A true pioneer in the women’s game, Granato was a fixture on the U.S. National team for 15 years and was one of the first superstars of female hockey. She was captain of the U.S. team that won the gold medal when women's hockey made its debut at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, led the team to the silver medal at the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City and is the all-time leading scorer in U.S. women’s hockey history.
It would be hard to argue against Granato being the first and only woman in the U.S. Hockey Hall. I played against Cammi numerous times throughout my career and one thing that always stood out to me was how effortless she made everything look and how fierce of a competitor she was. She is unquestionably one of the greatest women to ever play the game.
And while I have no doubt that Cammi is ecstatic about being part of the U.S. Hall, she, and other female hockey superstars like her, deserve more.
While being inducted into the International Hockey Hall of Fame and the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame are terrific achievements, they feel like consolation prizes.
Female hockey players belong in THE Hockey Hall of Fame and until the day that the first woman receives this tremendous honor, everything else will feel like a silver medal.
And a player like Cammi would always be looking to win the gold.
Until next time,
Kim
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